Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9269207 | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This study investigated the factors influencing the effectiveness of 7.5% polyvidone iodine as a surgical antiseptic. The study involved 100 operating staff (75 doctors and 25 nurses) from hospital surgical teams. Fingertips of both hands of the subjects were pressed on to agar culture before and after washing and after completion of surgery. Handwashing lasting for more than 3Â min led to a significant decrease in the number of colonies compared with handwashing lasting for less than 3Â min. Moreover, the number of colonies was significantly higher when surgery lasted for longer than 95Â min. However, the handwashing style (with or without brushing) was not found to have a significant effect on the outcome of the disinfection procedure in terms of bacterial colonization. Subjects who had colonization of their hands after surgery were found to have significantly higher colony counts before handwashing compared with those who did not have any colonization on their hands after surgery. The results of this study revealed that in order to attain effective disinfection with polyvidone iodine, the duration of handwashing should be at least 3Â min. The risk of recolonization increases when the duration of surgery exceeds 95Â min.
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Authors
A. Aksoy, F. Caglayan, M. Cakmak, T.Z. Apan, J.S. Gocmen, A. Cakmak, S. Somuncu, H. Akman,