Quantitative bacteriological evaluation of a method for skin disinfection in blood donors

• Published in: Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Société française de transfusion sanguine Vol. 4; no. 6; p. 523
• Main Authors: Folléa, G, Saint-Laurent, P, Bigey, F, Gayet, S, Bientz, M, Cazenave, J P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.12.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Infective Agents, Local - pharmacology; Bacteria - drug effects; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Benzalkonium Compounds - pharmacology; Benzyl Alcohol - pharmacology; Blood Donors; Chlorhexidine - pharmacology; Detergents - pharmacology; Disinfection - methods; Elbow; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Infection Control - methods; Phlebotomy; Skin - microbiology; Therapeutic Irrigation

Skin disinfection at the site of venipuncture is a critical point in every blood transfusion collection procedure, as it contributes to ensure the bacterial safety of transfusion. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of bacteria present in the antecubital fossae before and after skin disinfection m...