Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age inclusive at the time of the study; * Patients admitted to medical or geriatric wards with scheduled or urgent hospitalization; * Hypothesis of hospitalization of at least 48 hours * Totally dependent patients who are bedridden and unable to independently provide for their own personal hygiene. * Patient-oriented in time and space/cognitively cooperative. * Acquisition of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have performed perineal hygiene with wipes or other methods containing antiseptic solutions in the 12-24 hours preceding the execution of the swab for the bacteriological examination. * Patients who have undergone a treatment procedure in the groin and/or perineal area that required skin antisepsis (e.g. femoral blood sampling, bladder catheter insertion, etc.). * Patients with known allergies to one of the components of the products used. * Patients diagnosed with dermatological pathologies. * Patients colonized or infected with microorganisms transmissible by contact. * Patients in bowel cleansing preparation for diagnostic procedures e therapeutic. * Patients with diarrheal bowel. * Patients hospitalized on Saturdays and Sundays due to the difficulty of illustrating information and acquiring informed consent since healthcare professionals are small in number. * Patient enrolled and then transferred to another ward or discharged before 48 hours.