In vivo evaluation of the persistant and residual antimicrobial properties of three hand-scrub and hand-rub regimes in a simulated surgical environment

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 283-287

  Beausoleil, C M ^a   Paulson, D S ^a   Bogert, A ^a   Lewis, G S ^a  

^a BioScience Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Antimicrobial; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Surgical rub; Surgical scrub; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FOOT SCRUB; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; REDUCTION; SIMULATION; SOAP SCRUB; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TWO HAND SCRUB; VOLUNTEER; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; METAGENOME; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SKIN;

ALCOHOLS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; METAGENOME; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84863858205     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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