Efficacy of an Ethanol-Based Hand Sanitizer for the Disinfection of Blood Pressure Cuffs

被引：2

作者：

Perez, Lucia Grandiere ^{[1
]}

Ramanantsoa, Celine ^{[2
]}

Beaudron, Aurelie ^{[2
]}

Delchet, Cyril Hoche ^{[2
]}

Penn, Pascale ^{[2
]}

Comacle, Pauline ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Ctr Hosp, Serv Malad Infect & Trop, 194 Ave Rubillard, F-72000 Le Mans, France

[2] Ctr Hosp, Lab Microbiol, 194 Ave Rubillard, F-72000 Le Mans, France

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2019年 / 16卷 / 22期

关键词：

blood pressure cuff; sphygmomanometer; hand sanitizer; hand rub; ethanol; disinfection; RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS; CONTAMINATION; COLONIZATION; OUTBREAK; VECTOR;

D O I：

10.3390/ijerph16224342

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Blood pressure cuffs (BP cuffs) have been implicated in some nosocomial outbreaks. We compared the efficacy of an ethanol-based hand sanitizer (EBHS) with a detergent/disinfectant for the disinfection of BP cuffs. The inner sides of 30 BP cuffs were sampled for bacterial culture. Then, the same area was divided into halves. One half was disinfected by a detergent/disinfectant and the other was disinfected by an EBHS. The bacterial count decreased significantly with both disinfectants (p < 0.0001 compared with before disinfection). The bacterial count decrease seemed greater with the EBHS compared with the detergent/disinfectant, but the difference was not significant. Therefore, within the limits of a single application, the EBHS was an efficacious means of BP cuff disinfection. However, the repeated exposure to emollients contained in EBHS may require further studies before validating these results.

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