Journal article
Shortening the Application Time of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs to 15 Seconds May Improve the Frequency of Hand Antisepsis Actions in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Abstract
BACKGROUND For alcohol-based hand rubs, the currently recommended application time of 30 seconds is longer than the actual time spent in clinical practice. We investigated whether a shorter application time of 15 seconds is microbiologically safe in neonatal intensive care and may positively influence compliance with the frequency of hand antisepsis actions. METHODS We conducted in vitro experiments to determine the antimicrobial efficacy of …
Authors
Kramer A; Pittet D; Klasinc R; Krebs S; Koburger T; Fusch C; Assadian O
Journal
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 38, No. 12, pp. 1430–1434
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1017/ice.2017.217
ISSN
0899-823X