Practice of skin protection and skin care among German surgeons and influence on the efficacy of surgical hand disinfection and surgical glove perforation

Surgical hand rub and healthy skin are basic requirements to prevent surgical site infections. Nevertheless, there is little knowledge about the current practice of skin protection and/or skin care products (SP/SC) using among surgeons as well as a lack of data pertaining to the influence of SP/SC o...

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Main Authors: Harnoß, Julian-Camill (Author) , Brune, Laura (Author) , Ansorg, Jörg (Author) , Heidecke, Claus-Dieter (Author) , Assadian, Ojan (Author) , Kramer, Axel (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 10 June 2014
In: BMC infectious diseases
Year: 2014, Volume: 14
ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-14-315
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-315
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Author Notes:Julian C. Harnoss, Laura Brune, Jörg Ansorg, Claus-Dieter Heidecke, Ojan Assadian and Axel Kramer
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Summary:Surgical hand rub and healthy skin are basic requirements to prevent surgical site infections. Nevertheless, there is little knowledge about the current practice of skin protection and/or skin care products (SP/SC) using among surgeons as well as a lack of data pertaining to the influence of SP/SC on the antimicrobial efficacy of surgical hand rub.
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ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-14-315