Clinical Evaluation of a Bactericidal Detergent for Hand Preparation in Urologic Practice

Abstract

The authors studied the effects upon the bacterial flora of the skin of the detergent pHisoderm, containing 3% hexachlorophene. Washings of the skin were injd. into mice and the resultant death rate was used as a basis for evaluation. The evidence obtained showed that a 3-min. brushless wash with this material is superior in its antibacterial effects to the conventional surgical scrub.