title: Bacterial reduction of alcohol-based liquid and gel products on hands soiled with blood.
abstract: The antibacterial efficacy of three alcohol-based products (liquid and gel) were tested on the hands with blood and contaminated with Serratia marcescens (ATCC 14756), using EN 1500 procedures in 14 healthy volunteers. The alcohol-based products tested, either gel or liquid-based, reached bacterial reduction levels higher than 99.9% in the presence of blood and did not differ significantly (ANOVA test; P = 0.614).
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Service of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil. julia@einstein.br
authors.forename: Julia Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kawagoe
authors.forename: Kazuko Uchikawa
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: Marines Dalla Valle
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: Itacy
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.forename: Luci
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Correa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000438:Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058491:Bacterial Load; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D004202:Disinfectants