title: Assessment of the activity of antiperspirants added to surgical hand disinfectants: methodological aspects and first observations.
abstract: Due to the risk of sensitization caused by glove powder, the use of unpowdered latex gloves is increasing. These unpowdered gloves need a special inner-surface layer which makes it easier for the applicant to put the glove on the hand and to remove it again. However, many users report difficulties with removing the gloves because of sweat production within the glove. Therefore, a method has been developed to evaluate the efficacy of antiperspirants which may be added either to the inner-surface layer of the glove or to hand disinfectants or to skin-care products used before the gloves are put on. The paper describes various trials to optimize this method.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany. pitten@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pitten
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Below
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000433:1-Propanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003836:Deodorants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008422:Materials Testing; D000432:Methanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D011208:Powders / Q000009:adverse effects; D012107:Research Design; D013546:Sweating / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D003836:Deodorants; D004202:Disinfectants; D007840:Latex; D011208:Powders; D000431:Ethanol; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; D000433:1-Propanol; C016976:aluminum chlorhydrate; D000432:Methanol