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<blockquote data-quote="LooperCat" data-source="post: 2203986" data-attributes="member: 468055"><p>I’m not explaining it very well, my apologies. Let me try again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>If there is any food or sugar on your skin, and you only use an alcohol wipe to clean it, the food and sugar won’t be removed, but the bacteria there will die. You’ll get a faslely high result. </p><p></p><p>if you’ve washed your hands in soap and water, that will remove any food and sugar from your skin, and it’ll be clean enough to test. Most bacteria will be removed, it’s quite adequate. This gives the most accurate result. </p><p></p><p>If you’ve washed your hands in soap and water and THEN use an alcohol wipe, research has shown that it can give a falsely low result. </p><p></p><p>Does that make sense?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LooperCat, post: 2203986, member: 468055"] I’m not explaining it very well, my apologies. Let me try again :) If there is any food or sugar on your skin, and you only use an alcohol wipe to clean it, the food and sugar won’t be removed, but the bacteria there will die. You’ll get a faslely high result. if you’ve washed your hands in soap and water, that will remove any food and sugar from your skin, and it’ll be clean enough to test. Most bacteria will be removed, it’s quite adequate. This gives the most accurate result. If you’ve washed your hands in soap and water and THEN use an alcohol wipe, research has shown that it can give a falsely low result. Does that make sense? [/QUOTE]
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