التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Low efficacy of three non-alcohol-based hand disinfectants utilizing silver polymer, lactic acid and benzalkonium chloride on inactivation of bacteria on the fingertips of healthcare workers |
| المؤلفون: |
Lehtinen, Jaana-Marija, Kanerva, Mari, Tarkka, Eveliina, Ollgren, Jukka, Anttila, Veli-Jukka |
| المساهمون: |
Clinicum, HUS Inflammation Center, HUS Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, HUSLAB, Infektiosairauksien yksikkö |
| بيانات النشر: |
W.B. Saunders |
| سنة النشر: |
2024 |
| المجموعة: |
Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BAC-based rub, Ethanol-based rub, Hand disinfectant, Lactic-acid-based rub, Non-alcohol-based rub, Silver-polymer-based rub, General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine |
| الوصف: |
Background: Recently, new non-alcohol-based hand disinfection formulae have come to the market. Although they have passed the EN1500 test, data on their clinical efficacy compared with alcohol-based hand rubs are scarce, mainly covering benzalkonium chloride (BAC). Aim: To test the efficacy of silver-polymer-based, lactic-acid-based and BAC-based hand disinfectant foams and an alcohol-based hand rub gel to reduce bacterial counts on the fingertips of healthcare workers working on hospital wards. Methods: Each of the 84 participants tested one of the four products during their morning shift on a hospital ward using the 'fingertips on Petri dish' method before and after rubbing their hands with the product. After incubation, two independent readers assessed bacterial counts on the culture plates. Findings: The alcohol-based hand rub efficiently reduced bacteria on testers' fingertips in the test situation, whereas the lactic -acid-and BAC-based disinfectants did not have any detectable efficacy. The silver-polymer-based formula had some effect but requires further study. Conclusion: Non-alcohol-based hand rubs require careful consideration and further study before they can be accepted for clinical use. (c) 2022 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ; Peer reviewed |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: |
application/pdf |
| اللغة: |
English |
| Relation: |
Lehtinen , J-M , Kanerva , M , Tarkka , E , Ollgren , J & Anttila , V-J 2022 , ' Low efficacy of three non-alcohol-based hand disinfectants utilizing silver polymer, lactic acid and benzalkonium chloride on inactivation of bacteria on the fingertips of healthcare workers ' , Journal of Hospital Infection , vol. 125 , pp. 55-59 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2022.03.012; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/569824; 2ded464c-abad-4ac9-ada9-2035f3104dcc; 000821640700004 |
| الاتاحة: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/569824 |
| Rights: |
cc_by_nc_nd ; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; openAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.F3257117 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |