{"title":"The dispersal of bacteria and skin scales from the body after showering and after application of a skin lotion.","authors":"G S Hall, C A Mackintosh, P N Hoffman","doi":"10.1017/s0022172400065384","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Application of a skin lotion to the body after showering greatly reduced the number of bacteria and skin scales dispersed from 10 men and 10 women. This effect lasted for at least 4 h when surgical clothing was worn. The use of a skin lotion to reduce bacterial dispersal could provide a simple and inexpensive alternative to an ultraclean air system or uncomfortable operating clothing during surgery requiring these procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":15931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hygiene","volume":"97 2","pages":"289-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1986-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/s0022172400065384","citationCount":"38","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Hygiene","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400065384","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Application of a skin lotion to the body after showering greatly reduced the number of bacteria and skin scales dispersed from 10 men and 10 women. This effect lasted for at least 4 h when surgical clothing was worn. The use of a skin lotion to reduce bacterial dispersal could provide a simple and inexpensive alternative to an ultraclean air system or uncomfortable operating clothing during surgery requiring these procedures.