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Hand Scrub Products—Performance Requirements Versus Clinical Relevance
Author(s) -
Paulson Daryl S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60560-7
Subject(s) - food and drug administration , relevance (law) , medicine , test (biology) , antimicrobial , residual , clinical significance , drug administration , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , pharmacology , biology , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , algorithm , political science , law
• THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION regulates antimicrobial label claims for surgical hand scrub products. Surgical scrub products must meet preset performance criteria for immediate, persistent, and residual antimicrobial properties. • ALTHOUGH THE TEST CURRENTLY USED to validate surgical hand scrub products is rigorous in research methodology, it lacks practical clinical relevance. AORN J 80 (August 2004) 225–234.