Assessment of quality of commercial hand sanitizers using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography [PDF]
MethodsX, 2023 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use and manufacture of alcohol-based hand sanitizers increased exponentially. Efficacy of hand sanitizers mainly depends on active ingredients like ethanol and isopropanol (IPA).
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A critical evaluation of contents, labeling, and cost of hand sanitizers marketed in India during COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareBackground: Antiseptics were introduced a long time ago, but their significance was noteworthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hand sanitizer plays a pivotal role as a preventive measure.
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Commercial Hand Sanitizers use amid COVID-19 Pandemic: the Concerns of Antimicrobial Resistance [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Desta Assefa, Tsegaye Melaku School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Desta AssefaSchool of Pharmacy, Jimma University, P.O.
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Assessment of Anti-Bacterial Effectiveness of Hand Sanitizers Commonly Used in South Africa. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Hand sanitizers are used as an alternative to hand washing to reduce the number of viable microorganisms when soap and water are not readily available.
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Assessment of the bacteriological quality and efficacy of two hand sanitizers sold within Ilishan-Remo Community of Ogun State, Nigeria [PDF]
Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy, 2022 Background. Hand sanitizers have been recognized as an effective means of reducing bacterial load and transmission. It is needful to periodically assess the bacteriological status of individual products due to batch variation. Aim.
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Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of different hand sanitizers available in Thimphu, Bhutan [PDF]
Bhutan Health Journal, 2022 Introduction: Hand washing and the use of alcohol based hand-rub are two effective hand-hygiene procedures. Though the compliance to hand washing was relatively low, the COVID-19 pandemic situation has drastically increased the use of hand sanitizers ...
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Sniffing Methanol in Hand Sanitizers [PDF]
, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has increased dramatically the demand for hand sanitizers. A major concern is their adulteration with methanol that caused more than 700 fatalities in Iran and U.S.A. (since Feb. 2020). In response, the U.S.
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Detecting methanol in hand sanitizers [PDF]
iScience, 2021 Summary: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased dramatically the demand for hand sanitizers. A major concern is methanol adulteration that caused more than 700 fatalities in Iran and U.S.A. (since February 2020).
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Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy Analysis and Antibacterial Tests of Commercial Hand Sanitizers [PDF]
Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering, 2022 As of late 2019, with the rapid and alarming spread of the SARS-Cov-2 (Covid-19) virus from the coronavirus family, serious measures had to be taken all over the world.
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Inactivation kinetics of benzalkonium chloride and ethanol-based hand sanitizers against a betacoronavirus and an alphacoronavirus [PDF]
Infection Prevention in Practice, 2023 Summary: Background: Hand hygiene is critical to lower the potential for the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious agents by direct contact. When running water and soap are not available for hand hygiene, ethanol-based hand sanitizers are currently ...
Brandon L. Herdt, Luisa A. Ikner
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