Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers&#039; Hand Size?

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Title		Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers' Hand Size?
Authors		Bellissimo Rodrigues, Fernando Soule, Hervé Gayet-Ageron, Angèle Martin, Pierre-Yves Pittet, Didier
Published in		Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2016, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 219-221
Abstract		We evaluated whether the volume of alcohol-based handrub used by healthcare workers affects the residual bacterial concentration on their hands according to hand size. Bacterial reduction was significantly lower for large hands compared with small hands, which suggests a need for customizing the volume of alcohol-based handrub for hand hygiene.
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.271 PMID: 26598073
Full text		Article (Published version) (190 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Research groups		Epidémiologie clinique (115) Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)
Citation (ISO format)		BELLISSIMO RODRIGUES, Fernando et al. Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers' Hand Size?. In: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2016, vol. 37, n° 2, p. 219-221. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.271 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:87933