Prospective, randomized in vivo comparison of a dual-active waterless antiseptic versus two alcohol-only waterless antiseptics for surgical hand antisepsis

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-159

  Olson, Linda K M ^a   Morse, Dan J ^a   Duley, Collette ^b   Savell, Brenon K ^b  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b BioScience Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial persistence; Chlorhexidine; Glove perforation; Hand preparation; Surgical hand scrub; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTISEPSIS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN;

EID: 84857749172     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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