SOAP AND WATER BEST AT KILLING C.DIFFICLE SUPER BUG
September 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE WASHING hands in soap and warm water is the best method to combat the clostridium difficile (C.difficile) super-bug claims a recent Canadian study. McGill University, Montreal, researchers tested separate hand washing systems used in hospitals on contaminated hands. Soap and water washing eliminated more than 98% of the bacteria; disinfectant towels killed 95%. However cleaning hands with an alcohol-based solution eliminated almost none, a report concluding alcohol "kills living bacteria but not the spores, whereas the mechanical action of ...
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