No detrimental effect on the hand microbiome of health care staff by frequent alcohol-based antisepsis
Frequent occupational use of EBHR did not adversely affect the composition of the human hand microbiome. Thus, daily hand antisepsis retains its significance as the most important procedure for infection control.
Authors
- Tim Urich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5718-1354)
- Anne Reinhard
- Mathilde Borg Dahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-2543)
- Mia Maria Bengtsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-9139)
- Didier Pittet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3667-7131)
- Hortense Slevogt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-9547)
- John M. Boyce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4626-1471)
- Roald Papke
- Ulrike Seifert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-3487)
- Haitao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0500-5025)
- Mareike Meister
- Axel Krämer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4193-2149)
- Matthias Heckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5260-264X)
- Paula Zwicker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-7160)
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2024.11.006
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.95
Funders
- B. Braun Melsungen
- Gojo Industries
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Universität Greifswald