Comparison of hand hygiene antimicrobial efficacy: Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil versus triclosan

• Autors principals: Juliana Rizzo Gnatta (Autor), Flávia Morais Gomes Pinto (Autor), Camila Quartim de Moraes Bruna (Autor), Rafael Queiroz de Souza (Autor), Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano (Autor), Maria Julia Paes da Silva (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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OBJECTIVE: this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of hand hygiene performed with two different soap formulations: 0.3% Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil versus 0.5% triclosan, and to compare them with two reference hygiene procedures: the official methodology procedure (soft soap) versus the d...