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Duration of hand wash in community setting - any scientific evidence?
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Re: hand washing recommended time in a community setting scientific evidence
Hi!
We came to the conclusion with a brief literature review that the evidence for length of handwashing is inconclusive in community settings. This is mentioned in the intro of our paper, here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655316307933. We also found that within the cohort we studied (same paper), natural variation observed for length did not influence microbiological effectiveness.
We referenced:
N. Amin, A.J. Pickering, P.K. Ram, L. Unicomb, N. Najnin, N. Homaira, et al.
Microbiological evaluation of the efficacy of soapy water to clean hands: a randomized, non-inferiority field trial
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 91 (2014), pp. 415–423
J.C. Lucet, M.P. Rigaud, F. Mentre, N. Kassis, C. Deblangy, A. Andremont, et al.
Hand contamination before and after different hand hygiene techniques: a randomized clinical trial
J Hosp Infect, 50 (2002), pp. 276–280
J.L. Fuls, N.D. Rodgers, G.E. Fischler, J.M. Howard, M. Patel, P.L. Weidner, et al.
Alternative hand contamination technique to compare the activities of antimicrobial and nonantimicrobial soaps under different test conditions
Appl Environ Microbiol, 74 (2008), pp. 3739–3744
D.M. Conover, K.E. Gibson
A review of methods for the evaluation of handwashing efficacy
Food Control, 63 (2016), pp. 53–64
Maybe that information is also helpful along with the previously mentioned documents.
We came to the conclusion with a brief literature review that the evidence for length of handwashing is inconclusive in community settings. This is mentioned in the intro of our paper, here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655316307933. We also found that within the cohort we studied (same paper), natural variation observed for length did not influence microbiological effectiveness.
We referenced:
N. Amin, A.J. Pickering, P.K. Ram, L. Unicomb, N. Najnin, N. Homaira, et al.
Microbiological evaluation of the efficacy of soapy water to clean hands: a randomized, non-inferiority field trial
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 91 (2014), pp. 415–423
J.C. Lucet, M.P. Rigaud, F. Mentre, N. Kassis, C. Deblangy, A. Andremont, et al.
Hand contamination before and after different hand hygiene techniques: a randomized clinical trial
J Hosp Infect, 50 (2002), pp. 276–280
J.L. Fuls, N.D. Rodgers, G.E. Fischler, J.M. Howard, M. Patel, P.L. Weidner, et al.
Alternative hand contamination technique to compare the activities of antimicrobial and nonantimicrobial soaps under different test conditions
Appl Environ Microbiol, 74 (2008), pp. 3739–3744
D.M. Conover, K.E. Gibson
A review of methods for the evaluation of handwashing efficacy
Food Control, 63 (2016), pp. 53–64
Maybe that information is also helpful along with the previously mentioned documents.
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I am the Group Leader of the Pathogens and Human Health Research Group in the Dept. of Environmental Microbiology at Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Our group's research focuses on understanding and interrupting the environmental transmission of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. We integrate field sampling, laboratory experiments, and exposure and risk modeling to help elucidate the importance of traditionally neglected transmission pathways (for example, surfaces, soils, and hands).
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I am the Group Leader of the Pathogens and Human Health Research Group in the Dept. of Environmental Microbiology at Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Our group's research focuses on understanding and interrupting the environmental transmission of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. We integrate field sampling, laboratory experiments, and exposure and risk modeling to help elucidate the importance of traditionally neglected transmission pathways (for example, surfaces, soils, and hands).
Our group's research can be found on our homepage (www.eawag.ch/abteilung/umik/schwerpunkte/gesundheit/), and our publications via Google Scholar (scholar.google.com/citations?user=EbsjiNMAAAAJ&hl=en)
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I'm attaching some publications here. These may, or may, not give you the exact information you need, but gives a wealth of information.
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duration of hand wash in community setting
hi all
am looking for scientific evidence of 2 minutes hand wash, 1.5 sec hand wash , 1 min hand wash , 30 sec hand wash in a community setting. similarly what about hand washing in airplanes? what about hand washing where water is scarce ? how long is long enough and the scientific evidence. am kind of desperate here any inputs will be highly appreciated.
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am looking for scientific evidence of 2 minutes hand wash, 1.5 sec hand wash , 1 min hand wash , 30 sec hand wash in a community setting. similarly what about hand washing in airplanes? what about hand washing where water is scarce ? how long is long enough and the scientific evidence. am kind of desperate here any inputs will be highly appreciated.
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