For this study, researchers compared bacterial counts after use of three waterless alcohol-based hand rubs, including hand rub that contained chlorhexidine gluconate. Test subjects used the three products 12 times over a five-day period. During this time, the researchers collected bacteria samples on day one and day five immediately after the hand rub dried and six hours after the hand rub dried.
The researchers found the hand rub with chlorhexidine gluconate showed noninferiority to the other two products and had showed significantly lower bacterial presence six hours after use.
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