Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers' Hand Size?

Bellissimo Rodrigues, Fernando; Soule, Hervé; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Martin, Pierre-Yves; Pittet, Didier

doi:10.1017/ice.2015.271

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Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers' Hand Size?

ContributorsBellissimo Rodrigues, Fernando; Soule, Hervé; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Martin, Pierre-Yves; Pittet, Didier

Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 219-221

Publication date2016

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.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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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

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PID : unige:87933
DOI : 10.1017/ice.2015.271
PMID : 26598073

ISSN of the journal0899-823X

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