a. Bactericidal or bacteriostatic substance that can be
b. Not reliable as a sporicidal
c. Reduces but does not eliminate bacterial counts on
(2) Has variable residual activity by binding to the
a. Chemical germicidal substance
b. Not reliable as a sporicidal
c. Too harsh to be used on skin
a. Organisms, usually of low virulence, which survive
and multiply on skin and can be cultured repeatedly
(e.g., Staphylococcus epidermidis)
b. Cannot be completely eradicated without destroying the skin
c. Regenerate rapidly on skin when surgical gloves are
b. Can be transmitted to patients from the hands of
c. Do not usually remain on the skin for more than
d. Can be eradicated completely by hand washing with
Bloodstream bacterial infection is an extremely common
personnel. Use of aseptic technique is critical in reducing the
number of bloodstream infections as well as in decreasing
the number of contaminated blood cultures, which in turn
leads to a decrease in the unnecessary use of antibiotics and
(NICUs) are constantly being re-evaluated and updated,
and hand hygiene guidelines are routinely published by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (1,2). Hospital
managers continuously develop and update strict policies
and regulations (3) as well as quality improvement projects
aimed to promote adherence to aseptic technique and hand
1. Preparation of patient’s skin and the hands of personnel
prior to performing a procedure
b. To decrease and temporarily suppress most resident
2. Decontamination of hands after a procedure
1. Iodine solutions for preparation of skin in premature
and low-birthweight infants (may cause skin and
thyroid problems in high concentrations) (5)
2. Halogenated bisphenols (e.g., hexachlorophene) for
preparation of skin in premature and low-birthweight
infants (see E7), or used on burned or denuded skin of
3. Hypersensitivity to halogenated bisphenols
4. Hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine
5. Chlorhexidine for preparation of external auditory meatus
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