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Small volumes of n-propanol (60%) applied for 3 minutes may be ineffective for surgical hand disinfection
BACKGROUND: There is a trend in some countries to recommend the use of surgical hand disinfectants at volumes as low as 4 ml per application. AIM: To determine whether the volume applied and hand size influence the efficacy of surgical hand disinfection. METHODS: Thirteen experiments, according to E...
Autores principales: | Kampf, Günter, Ostermeyer, Christiane |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017236/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24822090 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-2994-3-15 |
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