title: Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers' Hand Size?
abstract: We evaluated whether the volume of alcohol-based handrub used by healthcare workers affects the residual bacterial concentration on their hands according to hand size. Bacterial reduction was significantly lower for large hands compared with small hands, which suggests a need for customizing the volume of alcohol-based handrub for hand hygiene.
authors.affiliation: 1Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety (Infection Control & Improving Practices),University of Geneva Hospitalsand Faculty of Medicine,Geneva,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bellissimo-Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: 1Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety (Infection Control & Improving Practices),University of Geneva Hospitalsand Faculty of Medicine,Geneva,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soule
authors.affiliation: 1Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety (Infection Control & Improving Practices),University of Geneva Hospitalsand Faculty of Medicine,Geneva,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Angèle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gayet-Ageron
authors.affiliation: 1Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety (Infection Control & Improving Practices),University of Geneva Hospitalsand Faculty of Medicine,Geneva,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: 1Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety (Infection Control & Improving Practices),University of Geneva Hospitalsand Faculty of Medicine,Geneva,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pittet
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006225:Hand; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D016014:Linear Models; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000431:Ethanol