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Comparison of surgical hand scrub and alcohol surgical hand rub on reducing hand microbial burden.

Abstract

This study was performed to compare the effects of two hand decontamination methods on the microbial burden of operating room staff hands. The surgical hand washing methods compared were a traditional surgical hand scrub using a povidone iodine solution, and a social wash using a liquid non-antibacterial soap followed by the application of an alcoholic hand rub.

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    • Authors

    Ghorbani A, Shahrokhi A, Soltani Z, Molapour A, Shafikhani M

    Institution

    Nursing & Midwifery School, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

    Source

    Journal of perioperative practice 22:2 2012 Feb pg 67-70

    MeSH

    Alcohols
    Colony Count, Microbial
    Disinfectants
    Hand
    Humans
    Povidone-Iodine

    Pub Type(s)

    Comparative Study
    Journal Article
    Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22724306