Comparative antibacterial effectiveness of alcohol and herbal based commercially available hand antiseptics

• Main Authors: K Vipin Jain (Author), Sequeira Peter Simon (Author), Jithesh Jain (Author), S Supreetha (Author), M J Mathew (Author), C B Sudeep (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Human skin is a reservoir of numerous microorganisms. Even though hand washing with soap and water alone reduces the microbial load, the complementary uses of hand antiseptics enhance the antimicrobial effect. Aim: To compare the antimicrobial effectiveness of two commercially available...