A 2 minute surgical hand scrub was associated with higher, but not clinically significant, bacteria counts compared with a 3 minute hand scrub

  • Jones, Dorothy A RNC, EdD, FAAN

  • Nurse Scientist Massachusetts General Hospital Chairperson Adult Health, Boston College Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Wheelock SM, Lookinland S. Effect of surgical hand scrub time on subsequent bacterial growth. AORN J 1997 Jun;65:1087–98.

Source of funding: not stated.

Evidence-Based Nursing 1(2):p 47, April 1998.
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