A prospective multicenter study evaluating skin tolerance to standard hand hygiene techniques - 06/08/11
, Pierre-Yves Marcy, MD a, Marc Dandine, MD c, Patricia Veyres, MD d, Nadine Negrin, PharmD e, Frederic Vandenbos, MD f, Marie-Josée Duval, RN g, Sylvain Lambert, MD h, Laëtitia Mazzoni, MSc i, Viviane Chapuis, MD j, Isaac Bodokh, MD k, Paul Sacleux, MSc a, b
Address correspondence to Emmanuel Chamorey, PharmD, PhD, Unité de Biostatistique et Hygiène Hospitalière, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice Cedex 2, France.Abstract |
We performed a prospective multicenter study to assess the dryness and irritation of the hands in health care facilities, and to evaluate whether that disinfection with an alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) is better tolerated than classic handwashing with mild soap and water. Our study was conducted in 9 sites in the summer and winter. A team of investigators evaluated dryness and irritation. This study takes into account most of the individual and environmental risk factors (age, sex, use of a protective agent, constitutional factors, personal factors, external factors, institution, function, and number of consecutive working days). The results from the 1932 assessments collected show that traditional handwashing is a risk factor for dryness and irritation, whereas the use of ABHR causes no skin deterioration and might have a protective effect, particularly in intensive use. These results provide a strong argument to counter the rear-guard resistance to the use of ABHRs.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Alcohol-based hand rub, hand rubbing, cross-infection, hand/skin dryness, hand/skin irritation, hand washing
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| All of the authors belong to AzurCLIN and Riviera-CLIN, two networks devoted to combating nosocomial infections in the Alpes-Maritimes region of France. |
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| Conflicts of interests: None to report. |
Vol 39 - N° 1
P. 6-13 - février 2011 Retour au numéro
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