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Hand antisepsis without decreasing efficacy by shortening the rub-in time of alcohol-based handrubs to 15 seconds

ContributorsHarnoss, Julian C; Dancer, Stephanie J; Kaden, Christoph Friedrich; Baguhl, Romy; Kohlmann, Thomas; Papke, Roald; Zygmunt, Marek; Assadian, Ojan; Suchomel, Miranda; Pittet, Didier; Kramer, Axel
Published inJournal of Hospital Infection
Publication date2019
Abstract

A previous study among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses showed that the antibacterial efficacy of alcohol-based handrubs (ABHR) can be achieved in 15s instead of 30s with a significant increase in the frequency of hand antisepsis. This study aimed to examine 15s vs 30s antisepsis performance by measuring microbial load on fingertips and compliance among nurses in a low-risk gynaecological ward.

Keywords
  • Hand antisepsis
  • Shortened application
  • Compliance
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HARNOSS, Julian C et al. Hand antisepsis without decreasing efficacy by shortening the rub-in time of alcohol-based handrubs to 15 seconds. In: Journal of Hospital Infection, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.09.004
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Journal ISSN0195-6701
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