Assessment of the remanent antibacterial effect of a 2% triclosan-detergent preparation on the skin

Abstract

A method of quantifying the remanent antibacterial effect of a 2% triclosan preparation in detergent following three consecutive applications on the forearm of 20 volunteers over 2 h, is described with reference to its efficacy against a gentamicin-and multiply-resistant scrotype of Klebsiella aerogenes. The relevance of the residual activity of triclosan and other skin antiseptics in surgical and hygienic hand disinfection are discussed. © 1983, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.