Comparative study of effectiveness of different germicidal hand washing agents in clinical and paraclinical health care personnel

Authors

  • Vrushali Vishal Kulkarni Department of Community Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra
  • Poorva Prabhakar Bhave Department of Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra
  • Ganesh T Shinde Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra
  • Sundaram Kartikeyan Department of Community Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v7i11.3740

Abstract

Objective: This comparative, prospective study was conducted to estimate the effectiveness of five different germicidal hand washing agents and to obtain comparative data among clinical and paraclinical personnel. Methods: Five different hand washing agents were compared. Pre and post swabs were collected and cultured aerobically. Percentage reduction in colony counts was obtained and compared between different hand-washing agents and clinical and paraclinical personnel Results: Sixty nine (22 (31.88%) males; 47 (68.11%) females) health care personnel who fulfilled the intake criteria were included in study. Of these, 32 (4 (12.5%) males; 28 (87.5%) females) were clinical personnel and 37 (18 (48.64%) males; 19 (51.3%) females) were paraclinical personnel. The mean age of the participants was 30 years (SD: 11.3 years; range: 18-56 years). There was a significant difference (Z = ?2; p?0.05) in colony forming units (CFUs) after application of each agent on bare hands, in both groups. The reduction CFUs was significant (p=0.190196; 0.05) with use of Povidone iodine scrub. Conclusion: Povidone-iodine scrub is most effective agent amongst all tested. Bactericidal efficacy of all the agents was superior among paraclinical personnel.

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Author Biographies

  • Vrushali Vishal Kulkarni, Department of Community Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra
    Assistant Professor, PSM Department, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (W)
  • Poorva Prabhakar Bhave, Department of Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra
    Assistant Professor, Microbiology Department, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (W)

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Published

2016-11-28

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Vol. 7 No. 11 (2016): Nov

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Comparative study of effectiveness of different germicidal hand washing agents in clinical and paraclinical health care personnel. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 28 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];7(11):807-10. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/3740