Evaluation of Hand Antisepsis
- 1 May 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Archives of environmental health
- Vol. 18 (5) , 781-783
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1969.10665487
Abstract
Klebsiella-Aerobacter was isolated from a 3% hexachlorophene surgical soap. The effectiveness of two surgical scrub products: hexachlorophene (Dermasurgical and pHisoHex), and povidoneiodine (Betadine) was tested in a surgical scrub procedure and compared with an anticrosscontaminant foam (Intersept). Bacterial count reductions were as follows: Dermasurgical, 23.8% reduction; Batadine, 43.8% reduction; pHisoHex, 66.8% reduction; and Intersept, 94.8% reduction. Intersept applied following a surgical scrub procedure further reduced the bacterial counts approximately 100%.Keywords
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