Manual Friction with Ethyl Alcohol at 70% (<i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) to Disinfect Three-Way Stopcocks

The disinfection procedures aim to reduce the microbial load, but there are doubts about the risks of contamination spreading into the lumens of devices, such as three-way stopcocks (3-WS). This study aimed at an in vitro evaluation of the antibacterial procedure of manual friction of 3-WS intention...

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Main Authors: Gisele Tais Roldão de Souza, Rachel Maciel Monteiro, Lucas Lazarini Bim, Felipe Lazarini Bim, Tatiana Areas da Cruz, Adriano Menis Ferreira, Paula Regina de Souza Hermann, Denise de Andrade, Evandro Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Hygiene
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-947X/3/2/14