Sterillium Rub is made by Bode-Chemie, a firm that shares skin care technology with its parent company, Beiersdorf—the producer of Nivea® and Eucerin®. Sterillium’s well-balanced emollient blend leaves hands feeling soft and smooth, not greasy or sticky. It dries quickly and leaves no buildup, allowing quicker, easier gloving. Sterillium Rub is formulated with 80% ethanol (w/w) to achieve superior bactericidal activity.
- Broad spectrum of efficacy
- Alcohol makes the impact
- Rapid – but long-lasting
- Chlorhexidine-free
- Excellent skin compatibility
- Dispenser options
Training and Implementation Videos
For your convenience, we have in-service videos* available for your review. The first video contains everything you need to know about Sterillium Rub. For those that are familiar, but need to review just a particular section, we have broken out each video chapter so you can view just that portion. These videos require Windows Media Player.
If you are interested in a portion of the video, you can view the following chapters:
Clinical and Technical Information
Patient Testimonial J.-J. Parienti et al (JAMA 2002 Vol. 288 No. 6 p 722-727) Hand Rubbing with an Aqueous Alcohol Solution vs. Traditional Hand-Scrubbing and 30 Day Surgical Site Infection Rates Hand-rubbing with an alcohol-based hand rub was as effective in preventing surgical site infections as traditional hand-scrubbing with medicated soap in a 5 minute application procedure. Hand-rubbing with the alcohol-based product was better tolerated by the surgical teams and improved compliance with hand hygiene guidelines.
G. Kampf, A. Kramer (Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Oct 2004:p 863-893) Epidemiologic Background of Hand Hygiene and Evaluation of the Most Important Agents of Scrubs and Rubs Comprehensive overview of hand hygiene and the various agents used to help reduce nosocomial infections. Discussion topics include Types of Skin Flora, Floras of the Hands and Their Epidemiologic Role, Minimum Spectrum of Antimicrobial Activity, Agents for Reduction of the Numbers of Pathogens on Hands, Effects on Nosocomial Infections and Effects on Compliance with Hand Hygiene Practices.
M.L. Rotter et al (presented at SHEA 2006) Population kinets of the skin flora under the glove following surgical hand disinfection with three propanol-based hand rubs Scientific evidence that CHG as a hand antiseptic is overestimated (per EN12791). Best performing active ingredients are alcohols, CHG does not really contribute to a better efficacy
G. Kampf, C. Ostermeyer (BMC Infectious Diseases 2005:5:17) Efficacy of two distinct ethanol based hand rubs for surgical hand disinfection - a controlled trial according to prEN 12791 Twenty subjects were included in a controlled cross-over study comparing Sterillium Rub to Avagard according to prEN12791. Authors conclude that Sterillium Rub can be regarded to be effective for surgical hand disinfection, but Avagard can not. The addition of 1% chlorhexidine gluconate to 61% ethanol (w/w) did not outweigh an ethanol concentration of 80% (w/w). Comment: This study was done according to European standards but both products meet the U.S. standards for surgical hand hygiene.
D. Pittet, J.M. Boyce (Lancet Infectious Diseases 2001. April: 9-20) Review: Hand hygiene and patient care: Pursuing the Semmelweis legacy Review includes the following topics: History, Skin flora, Low compliance and barriers to hand hygiene, Glove use, Skin irritation by hand hygiene agents, Time constraint, Targets for hand hygiene promotion, Tools for change, Choice of hand hygiene agent, Success stories, and Research issues
Sterillium is a registered trademark of BODE Chemie GmbH & Co.
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