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A test for 'hygienic' hand disinfection.
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A standardised test procedure is described in which finger-tips are inoculated with broth cultures of organisms (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphyloccocus saprophyticus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa): counts are made from washings of hands after disinfection with various antiseptic-detergents, alcoholic solutions, or unmedicated soap. 70% alcohol, with or without chlorhexidine, was the most effective preparation. The two antiseptic detergents showed variable results, but against Gram-negative bacilli neither was significantly more effective than plain soap. Some tests were also made on the death rate of organisms dried on the skin without disinfection.
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- Authors
- Ayliffe, G. A., Babb, J. R., & Quoraishi, A. H.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1978-10
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 923-928
- ISSN
- 0021-9746 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-4146
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- W2080207016
- Cited by
- 231
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 5.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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