Journal article
Hand coverage by alcohol-based handrub varies: Volume and hand size matter.
- Zingg W Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: walter.zingg@hcuge.ch.
- Haidegger T Antal Bejczy Center for Intelligent Robotics, Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary; Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
- Pittet D Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
- 2016-08-28
Published in:
- American journal of infection control. - 2016
English
Visitors of an infection prevention and control conference performed hand hygiene with 1, 2, or 3 mL ultraviolet light-traced alcohol-based handrub. Coverage of palms, dorsums, and fingertips were measured by digital images. Palms of all hand sizes were sufficiently covered when 2 mL was applied, dorsums of medium and large hands were never sufficiently covered. Palmar fingertips were sufficiently covered when 2 or 3 mL was applied, and dorsal fingertips were never sufficiently covered.
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- English
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- closed
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- DOI 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.006
- PMID 27566875
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/46536
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