Long-term effect of a 1.5 minute surgical hand rub with a propanol-based product on the resident hand flora

J Hosp Infect. 2007 May;66(1):84-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.02.012. Epub 2007 Apr 10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • 1-Propanol / pharmacology*
  • 2-Propanol / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Hand / microbiology*
  • Hand Disinfection / methods*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Internship and Residency
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • ethylhexadecyldimethylammonium
  • 1-Propanol
  • 2-Propanol