Infectious Disease Transmission Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effectiveness and Efficacy of Using JUC Antimicrobial Spray for Controlling the Infection Transmission
JUC is a commercially available wound care spray. It is evaluated for the efficacy when using as a hygienic hand rub following the protocol described in the European standard EN 1500:1997 "Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Hygienic handrub - Test method and requirement (phase 2/step 2)". A crossover study to compare the JUC solution with 60% (v/v) propan-2-ol by using Escherichia coli K12 NCTC strain 10538 as test organism.
Before the intervention, the bactericidal activity of JUC was validated in accordance with the prEN 12054. A total of 15 volunteers were recruited, hands were washed immediately prior to the intervention. Then, both hands of each volunteer were immersed into a contamination fluid of E. coli. Then, hand rub was performed with JUC or alcohol. Culture samples were collected before and after the hand rub by rubbing the fingertips and thumb tips of each hand ont he base of a Petri dish containing appropriate medium. The culture inoculation, incubation, appropriate dilutions, and colony count were performed. ;
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
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NCT02537964 -
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Bathing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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