How cost-effective is the present use of antiseptics?
There are no studies about cost-effectiveness of hand hygiene in the literature. Instead of doing studies about cost-effectiveness, investigations on how to convince doctors and nurses that hand hygiene is absolutely necessary, should be performed. Disinfection by physical methods is more cost-effective than disinfection by chemicals.
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004203:Disinfection / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D005860:Germany, West; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000191:economics*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local