Comparison of 3 alcohol gels and 70% ethyl alcohol for hand hygiene.

Abstract:

:In a laboratory study, we demonstrated that 3 alcohol-based hand gels, commercially available in Brazil, were as effective as the traditional 70% ethyl alcohol (by weight) in removing clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Serratia marcescens, and Candida albicans from heavily contaminated hands of human volunteers.

authors

Zarpellon MN,Soares VS,Albrecht NR,Bergamasco DR,Garcia LB,Cardoso CL

doi

10.1086/591092

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-10-01 00:00:00

pages

960-2

issue

10

eissn

0899-823X

issn

1559-6834

pii

S019594170004916X

journal_volume

29

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