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Clin J Sport Med. 2012 Jun 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Effectiveness of Body Wipes as an Adjunct to Reducing Skin Infections in High School Wrestlers.

Anderson BJ.

Source

Primary Care Department, Boynton Health Services, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To compare soap-and-water body wipes and 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) body wipes to a CONTROL (no treatment) in reducing skin infections in high school wrestlers competing in weekend tournaments.

DESIGN:

Repeated measures study evaluating a soap-and-water body wipe, a 70% IPA body wipe, and no-treatment CONTROL during 2 weekend tournaments.

SETTING:

High school wrestling tournaments in Minneapolis-St Paul and surrounding communities of Minnesota.

INTERVENTION:

Each team was randomly assigned to use either wipe or serve as CONTROL during each tournament.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:

Presence of skin infections that developed the following week after a weekend tournament.

RESULTS:

A total of 151 athletes competed in a total of 474 individual matches. Thirteen athletes tested positive afterward for skin infections. The odds of infection for the tested group compared with the CONTROL group were 0.089 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.01-0.75; P = 0.026] for the soap-and-water group and 0.44 (95% CI, 0.11-1.69; P = 0.23) for 70% IPA group.

CONCLUSIONS:

Soap-and-water wipes seem to be more effective in reducing skin infections compared with the no-treatment group.