Wash Those C. Diff Hands
I’d heard this before, but it never really settled in: alcohol-based hand gels and foams don’t kill Clostridium difficile, as its spores are incredibly resistant. You’ve got to wash your hands!
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I’d heard this before, but it never really settled in: alcohol-based hand gels and foams don’t kill Clostridium difficile, as its spores are incredibly resistant. You’ve got to wash your hands!
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What a truly astonishing concept:
Hand-washing -> micelle formation -> spores trapped in micelles -> water -> no more spores.
The mind boggles.
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I’m not making fun of you, just the idea that hand cleansers are as good as washing your hands. What absolute crap.
That said, all of the technicians in one of my pharmacies seem to think that the stuff is great, no matter how much we tell them otherwise.
But apparently I enjoy beating my head against the wall.
you don’t want mud-butt?