Hand hygiene is an important procedure in preventing peritoneal dialysis-related infections. To compare the effectiveness of two distinct techniques for hand hygiene in reducing the number of colony-forming units in patients on peritoneal dialysis. Controlled clinical trial. Thirty patients underwent three collections of microbiological flora from the hands in three different instances: before and after hand washing with glycerin soap and water, and after rubbing 70% glycerin gel-alcohol. Cultures were obtained by applying the fingers surface directly on agar-blood plates. Cultures mean growth were 31, 30 e 12 colony-forming units prior to washing, after washing with glycerin soap and water, and following gel-alcohol, respectively (p < 0.001). Staphylococcus epidermidis was the predominant germ in culture, occurring in 93.7% of seeded plates. Hand rubbing with gel-alcohol was more effective in reducing the number of colonies recovered than the other methods.
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Siqueira, S. L., Figueiredo, A. E., de Figueiredo, C. E. P., & D’Avila, D. O. (2012). [Comparison of two hand hygiene techniques in peritoneal dialysis patients]. Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia : ’orgão Oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia, 34(4), 355–360. https://doi.org/10.5935/0101-2800.20120025
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