Efficacy of two iso-propanol-based skin antiseptics applied to human skin with many sebaceous glands for 2 and 10 minutes

Efficacy of two iso-propanol-based skin antiseptics applied to human skin with many sebaceous glands for 2 and 10 minutes

[english] Background: Recent research suggests that specific ethanol-based skin antiseptics exhibit their efficacy on the resident skin flora of the forehead in only 2.5 minutes. We have now looked at the efficacy of two skin antiseptics based on 63% (w/w) propan-2-ol (iso-propanol) and applied for...

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Main Authors: Kampf, Günter, Sammann, Andreas, Pitten, Frank-Albert, Christiansen, Bärbel, Heeg, Peter, Nowak, Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2014-03-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
skin antiseptic
propan-2-ol
isopropanol, efficacy
forehead
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2014-9/dgkh000230.shtml

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