Making hand hygiene visible: a simple laboratory exercise using soil to demonstrate spore-forming bacteria control [PDF]
Journal of Microbiology & Biology EducationSpore-forming bacteria are widely distributed in the environment and present a major challenge in healthcare settings due to their resistance to alcohol-based disinfectants.
Takeaki Wajima +3 more
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Product formulation and rubbing time impact the inactivation of enveloped and non-enveloped virus surrogates by foam-based hand sanitizers [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyEffective hand hygiene, such as hand washing and hand sanitizer use, is crucial in reducing infectious disease transmission via the hands. The efficacy of hand washing has been well-documented; however, relatively less is known regarding foam-based hand ...
Francis Torko, Kristen E. Gibson
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An online survey on the association between the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer and dermatitis in the Jizan Population [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareBackground: Frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic can cause skin irritation and dermatitis due to the removal of natural skin oils.
Mona H. EL-Mahdy +10 more
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Presence and Dermal Exposure to Benzene and Acetaldehyde in Hand Sanitizers Available in Taiwan [PDF]
ToxicsThe widespread use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about potential exposure to harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as benzene, acetaldehyde, and other impurities, which may ...
Chieh-An Cheng, Shih-Wei Tsai
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Toxicology ReportsThis study aimed to assess volatile impurities and ethanol content in ethanol-based hand sanitizers. A total of 31 different brands of hand sanitizers were analyzed using headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to detect impurities and determine ...
Yolande Saab +3 more
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Quality assessment of the commercially available alcohol-based hand sanitizers with femtosecond thermal lens spectroscopy [PDF]
PeerJ Analytical Chemistry, 2023 Using femtosecond-pulse-induced thermal lens spectroscopy (FTLS), we report a novel method for the quality measurements of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS).
Subhajit Chakraborty +3 more
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Associated with Oral Consumption of Hand Sanitizer: A Case Report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Introduction:Pediatric sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a rare otological emergency. With the emergence of the Coronavirus 19 pandemic, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are among the essential household items. Many hand sanitizers are frequently
Arshit Kataria +3 more
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Determining the Ethanol Concentrations in Ethyl Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers with Different Expiration Dates Using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) [PDF]
, 2021 Hand sanitizer has proved to be an essential public health tool in slowing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of recently manufactured hand sanitizer can be limited. The product expiration date
Ling, Hao +2 more
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The use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers by pregnant health care workers
, 2012 The use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers by pregnant health care ...
Virginia Evans (7920989) +1 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 The use of alcohol-based sanitizers has been recommended as an effective alternative to clean hands, especially in the case when hand washing is not doable.
Kaiyang Lim +3 more
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