Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols.

Kratzel, Annika; Todt, Daniel; V'kovski, Philip; Steiner, Silvio; Gultom, Mitra; Thao, Tran Thi Nhu; Ebert, Nadine; Holwerda, Melle; Steinmann, Jörg; Niemeyer, Daniela; Dijkman, Ronald; Kampf, Günter; Drosten, Christian; Steinmann, Eike; Thiel, Volker; Pfaender, Stephanie

Kratzel, Annika; Todt, Daniel; V'kovski, Philip; Steiner, Silvio; Gultom, Mitra; Thao, Tran Thi Nhu; Ebert, Nadine; Holwerda, Melle; Steinmann, Jörg; Niemeyer, Daniela; Dijkman, Ronald; Kampf, Günter; Drosten, Christian; Steinmann, Eike; Thiel, Volker; Pfaender, Stephanie.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(7): 1592-1595, 2020 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-712728

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ABSTRACT

Infection control instructions call for use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We determined the virucidal activity of World Health Organization-recommended hand rub formulations, at full strength and multiple dilutions, and of the active ingredients. All disinfectants demonstrated efficient virus inactivation.

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Alcohols/pharmacology; Betacoronavirus/drug effects; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control; Disinfectants/pharmacology; Hand Disinfection/methods; Pandemics/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control; Virus Inactivation; COVID-19; Humans; SARS-CoV-2; World Health Organization

Keywords

2-propanol; 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; World Health Organization; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; ethanol; hand sanitizer; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Hand Disinfection / Coronavirus Infections / Virus Inactivation / Disinfectants / Alcohols / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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