Antimicrobial efficacy of alcohol-based hand gels
| Autor: | M.C. Bronharo Tognim, W. Campo Meschial, C. Luiz Cardoso, M. da Silva Furlan, B. Castanheira Facio, Márcio Guilhermetti, L. Botelho Garcia, L.A. Marques Wiirzler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Universities media_common.quotation_subject Colony Count Microbial Alcohol chemistry.chemical_compound Young Adult Hygiene medicine Humans media_common Active ingredient Ethanol Traditional medicine Escherichia coli K12 business.industry Antimicrobial efficacy General Medicine Sterillium Middle Aged Antimicrobial Hand Surgery Infectious Diseases Human Experimentation Treatment Outcome chemistry Alcohols Female Test protocol business Gels Brazil Disinfectants Hand Disinfection |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of hospital infection. 74(3) |
| ISSN: | 1532-2939 |
| Popis: | In recent years, several commercial alcohol-based hand gels have appeared on the market to improve the hand-cleansing compliance of healthcare workers. Although the antimicrobial efficacy of these products has been reported in different countries, few studies have investigated this subject in Brazil. In this study, we assessed the antimicrobial efficacy of 12 alcohol-based hand gels produced in Brazil, containing 70% w/w or v/v ethyl alcohol as the active ingredient, according to the European Standard EN 1500 (EN 1500). The following alcohol gels were tested: Hand Gel, Voga Gel, Solumax Solugel, Doctor Clean, Rio Gel, Clear Gel, Sevengel, Hand CHC, Gel Bac, WBL-50 Gel, Sanigel and Soft Care Gel. In addition, 70% w/w ethyl alcohol and three alcohol-based hand rubs (Sterillium, Sterillium Gel, and Spitaderm), commonly used in Europe and effective according to EN 1500, were also tested. All the products tested, except for two, were approved by the EN 1500 test protocol with a 60s application. The results confirmed the antimicrobial efficacy of the majority of the alcohol gels produced in Brazil for hand hygiene of healthcare workers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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