Less and less–influence of volume on hand coverage and bactericidal efficacy in hand disinfection

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Mean duration of hand rub procedure until hands feel completely dry and frequency of incompletely covered hands

	1.1 ml product		1 pump dispenser push of product			2 ml product		2.4 ml product		2 pump dispenser pushes of product
Product	Time	Leaks	Time	Leaks	Applied volume (mean)	Time	Leaks	Time	Leaks	Time	Leaks	Applied volume (mean)
Purell Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer	25 s	73%	28 s	80%	1.3 mL	37 s	27%	46 s	13%	53 s	47%	2.7 mL
Purell Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Foam	23 s	67%	20 s	87%	0.7 mL	41 s	40%	49 s	13%	34 s	33%	1.5 mL
Sterillium Comfort Gel	20 s	87%	29 s	93%	1.6 mL	39 s	53%	41 s	27%	51 s	0%	3.1 mL

Data from 15 subjects per procedure were obtained with 3 alcohol-based hand rubs applied in 5 different amounts.

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