Talk:Skin disinfection

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This article needs to be rewritten. Skin is not disinfected. It is santized with an antiseptic. The title should be Skin Antiseption and all references try o disinfectant or disinfection removed as that is for nonliving materials. Wbishop (talk) 12:16, 12 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Several peer-reviewed articles use the term disinfection^[1]^[2] and I haven't found any information to suggest that this term is incorrect. PriceDL (talk) 22:08, 13 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

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^ Goroncy-Bermes, Peter (January 2001). "Hand disinfection according to the European Standard EN 1500 (hygienic handrub): a study with Gram-negative and Gram-positive test organisms". International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 204 (2–3): 123–126. doi:10.1078/1438-4639-00093.
^ Kampf, G.; Ostermeyer, C.; Heeg, P. (April 2005). "Surgical hand disinfection with a propanol-based hand rub: equivalence of shorter application times". Journal of Hospital Infection. 59 (4): 304–310. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2004.09.022.

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[1] Goroncy-Bermes, Peter (January 2001). "Hand disinfection according to the European Standard EN 1500 (hygienic handrub): a study with Gram-negative and Gram-positive test organisms". International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 204 (2–3): 123–126. doi:10.1078/1438-4639-00093.

[2] Kampf, G.; Ostermeyer, C.; Heeg, P. (April 2005). "Surgical hand disinfection with a propanol-based hand rub: equivalence of shorter application times". Journal of Hospital Infection. 59 (4): 304–310. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2004.09.022.

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