Are cellulose swabs in combination with a skin antiseptic sufficient for skin disinfection before blood sampling?

Microorganisms are very diverse therefore it is difficult to find a disinfectant that is effective against all of them. Find out here more about the spectrum of activity of disinfectants.

Pure alcohols can slightly dry out the skin. Well-formulated hand disinfectants, however, contain caring substances that prevent the skin from drying out even during intensive use . In addition, alcohol-based hand disinfectants do not affect the natural...

The active substances of chemical disinfection procedures attack pathogens using a certain mechanism in order to kill or inactivate them. Examples: Alcohols have an unspecific mode of action. They denature all proteins, thus inhibiting...