Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers’ Hand Size?

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Should Alcohol-Based Handrub Use Be Customized to Healthcare Workers' Hand Size?

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Nov 24;:1-3

Authors: Bellissimo-Rodrigues F, Soule H, Gayet-Ageron A, Martin Y, Pittet D

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. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;1-3.

PMID: 26598073 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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