Therefore, these
influences were studied by determination of the efficacy
of a hand rub according to EN 12791 and compared with
the 3 min reference treatment [9]. The test design of EN
12791 ensures that the treated hands are sampled immediately
after the specific application time even if they are
still wet with the hand rub. In clinical practice, however, it
is recommended for healthcare workers to put on surgical
gloves only onto dry hands due to a better skin tolerance
and a lower risk for impairment of glove integrity [2,10].
Therefore, the test design of EN 12791 does not reflect the
clinical practice of surgical hand disinfection in that particular
point.