Hand hygiene: Back to the basics of infection control
Types of hand hygiene Hand Rub Alcohol based (70–80% ethyl alcohol) and chlorhexidine (0.5–4%) based hand rubs are available. The duration of contact has to be at least for 20–30 seconds. Advantage: After a period of contact, it gets evaporated of its own, hence drying of hands is not required separately. Indications: Hand rub is […]