Nosocomial Infection

Alcohol-based disinfectant hand gels could increase infection in hospitals

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 21st, 2002

Authors of a research letter in the April 27, 2002, issue of the Lancet suggest that recently introduced disinfectant gels for hand hygiene are significantly less effective than rinses and could contribute to an increase in hospital-based infection.

Hand hygiene among health care workers is a major priority to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals. Soap and water (used in the U.S.) and alcohol-based hand rub (commonly used in Europe) are the main methods for hand hygiene; hand rub is thought to be more effective as it causes less skin irritation, is quicker to administer, and can be used at the bedside. Gel formulations of alcohol-based hand rub have...

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