Uji Efektivitas Produk Antiseptik Hand Sanitizer Terhadap Daya Hambat Pertumbuhan Bakteri Staphylococcus aureus Secara In Vitro

Abstract

Hand washing is one the way to maintain hand hygiene and also prevent the transmission of infection. Staphylococcus aureus is the primary pathogen in humans and is one of the bacteria most found on palms of the hands. Recently, a new way of hand washing and much practical, faster and without water by using hand sanitizers was introduced. Hand sanitizer contains an antimicrobial effect. According to some studies done before, using hand sanitizers can inhibits bacterial growth. This study is done to find out the antimicrobial activity of various hand sanitizer that can be easily obtained in the market towards the inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus growth. The test used in this study is done by using disc diffusion method by inoculating disc on top of Muller Hinton Agar which already has Staphylococcus aureus on it. A total of four hand sanitizers was tested. Hypothesis test used in this study is complete randomized design tes and p value >0,05 was obtained. There was significancy that is shown by four hand sanitizer that made a inhibition zone.