Efficacy of 2 alcohol-based gels and 1 alcohol-based rinse for surgical hand disinfection.
We assessed the efficacy of 2 alcohol-based gels and 1 alcohol-based rinse for surgical hand disinfection, using European standard EN 12791. Volunteers performed surgical hand disinfection with a reference product and each of the 3 study products, with 1-week intervals between disinfection episodes. The immediate and sustained antimicrobial activities of each study product were not significantly less than those of the reference product. The study products passed the efficacy requirements of the EN 12791 standard, and they are considered suitable for surgical hand disinfection.
Barbut
Frederic
F
Unite d'Hygiene et de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France. frederic.barbut@sat.ap-hop-paris.fr
Djamdjian
Laura
L
Neyme
Denis
D
Passot
Christophe
C
Petit
Jean-Claude
JC
D000433:1-Propanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005782:Gels; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D005782:Gels; D000433:1-Propanol