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. 1983 Dec;91(3):521–528. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400060563

Assessment of the remanent antibacterial effect of a 2% triclosan-detergent preparation on the skin.

C A Bartzokas, J E Corkill, T Makin, D C Pinder
PMCID: PMC2129337  PMID: 6363529

Abstract

A method of quantifying the remanent antibacterial effect of a 2% triclosan preparation in detergent following three consecutive applications on the forearm of 20 volunteers over 2 h, is described with reference to its efficacy against a gentamicin- and multiply-resistant serotype of Klebsiella aerogenes. The relevance of the residual activity of triclosan and other skin antiseptics in surgical and hygienic hand disinfection are discussed.

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