Open AccessMultifactor Assessment of Non-Antimicrobial Soap Performance
Author(s) -
J S Bingham,
Todd J. Cartner,
Patricia A Mays Suko,
Rachel A. Leslie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz151
Subject(s) - soap , antimicrobial , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , world wide web , computer science , genetics
A non-antimicrobial soap was benchmarked against 2 reference soaps for microbial removal and skin compatibility, key factors in soap effectiveness and usage. The non-antimicrobial test soap removed more Staphylococcus aureus ( P = .024) when applied to nonwetted hands and showed no difference in skin barrier function compared with the reference soaps ( P = .736).
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