Influence of glycerol and an alternative humectant on the immediate and 3-hours bactericidal efficacies of two isopropanol-based antiseptics in laboratory experiments in vivo according to EN 12791

BACKGROUND: Guidelines for hand hygiene recommend the use of alcohol-based hand rubs containing humectants in order to improve dermal tolerance. However, the bactericidal efficacy of pre-surgical hand rubs is negatively affected by the WHO-recommended humectant glycerol, especially the 3-h efficacy....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Suchomel, Miranda, Weinlich, Martina, Kundi, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28670452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0229-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28670452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0229-5

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