The present study evaluates the effects of bactericidal load reduction after surgical hand antisepsis using the reference antiseptic product propanol- 1 60% as control versus a surgical hand antisepsis with addition of a solution of alcohol, chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate in order to test if pass the standard european norm 12791.
The investigators conducted a crossover clinical trial to evaluate the antiseptic effectiveness of surgical hand antisepsis using propan-ol-1 60% by using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% as control versus a surgical hand antisepsis with addition of a solution of alcohol, chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate in order to test if pass the standard european norm 12791. Samples will be taken from the hands of each volunteer after a surgical hands antiseptic.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
24
* Pre-washing for one minute with neutral soap to remove the transient flora. * Hand antisepsis using Propanolol-1 60% in both hands. * Bacterial sample collection from right hand. * Sterile surgical glove in both hands. * Bacterial sample collection from left hand three hours later
* Pre-washing for one minute with neutral soap to remove the transient flora. * Hand antisepsis using a solution of alcohol, chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate. * Bacterial sample collection from right hand. * Sterile surgical glove in both hands. * Bacterial sample collection from left hand three hours later.
Reduction of bacterial load immediately after hand scrub
Participants will scrub the antiseptic solution vigorously from hand to the wrists according with the standard handrub procedure
Time frame: Change from bacterial load at 5 minutes]
Reduction of bacterial load after 3 hours of hand scrub
Participants will scrub the antiseptic solution vigorously from hand to the wrists according with the standard handrub procedure after 3 hours
Time frame: Change from bacterial load at 3 hours
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