EVALUATION OF ANTISEPTIC EFFICIENCY IN HANDS CLEANING
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the bactericidal efficiency of two antiseptics (ethyl and isopropyl alcohol solution and polyvinilpirrolidine - iodine solution) against soup on the bacterial flora of the skin. The region treated was the hand of 18 people, where the antiseptics were applied for one minute. The percentage of bacterial reduction were 99,4% for alcohol solution, 98,7% for PVP-I and 83,3% for soap.
Keywords
ANTISSEPTICOS - EFICIÊNCIA BACTERICIDA; SABÃO EM BARRA; LIMPEZA DAS MÃOS; FLORA BACTERIANA. ANTISEPTICS - BACTERICIDAL EFFICIENCY; SOUP. BACTERIAL FLORA.
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PDF (Português (Brasil))DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/cep.v11i1.14267
