title: Efficacy of 2 alcohol-based gels and 1 alcohol-based rinse for surgical hand disinfection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unite d'Hygiene et de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France. frederic.barbut@sat.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbut
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Djamdjian
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neyme
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Passot
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Petit
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D005782:Gels; D000433:1-Propanol