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transient flora

Microbes inhabiting a body surface or cavity for a brief period of time, usually as a result of their promotion and selection by antibiotic therapy, chemotherapy, hospitalization, illness, or surgery.

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The purpose of surgical hand anti sepsis is to eliminate transient flora and reduce resident flora for the duration of a procedure to prevent introduction of organisms in the operative wound if gloves become punctured or torn.

The first step in infection control is hand hygiene: clean hands are more than a matter of soap and water

In relation to the surgical hand antisepsis, the aim is to both reduce the number of resident and transient flora to a minimum but also to inhibit their regrowth for as long as possible, not just on the hands but also on the wrists and forearms (AfPP 2007).

Hand washing and surgical hand antisepsis

1,8) The rationale for a higher level of hand hygiene is based upon the desire to eliminate transient flora and to reduce resident flora for the duration of a procedure.

Hand hygiene: the most effective way to prevent the spread of disease

Transient flora, which are easily removed by handwashing, cause most hospital infections resulting from cross-transmission (27-29).

Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach

The transient flora includes bacteria like coagulase negative Staphylococci, diphtheroids, etc.

Knowledge, attitude and practices of hand hygiene among MBBS students and nursing personnel