Alcohol-based hand sanitisers as first line of defence against SARS-CoV-2: a review of biology, chemistry and formulations.
Epidemiol Infect
; 148: e229, 2020 09 29.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-851179
ABSTRACT
The pandemic due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged as a serious global public health issue. Since the start of the outbreak, the importance of hand-hygiene and respiratory protection to prevent the spread of the virus has been the prime focus for infection control. Health regulatory organisations have produced guidelines for the formulation of hand sanitisers to the manufacturing industries. This review summarises the studies on alcohol-based hand sanitisers and their disinfectant activity against SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses. The literature shows that the type and concentration of alcohol, formulation and nature of product, presence of excipients, applied volume, contact time and viral contamination load are critical factors that determine the effectiveness of hand sanitisers.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Alcohols
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Hand Sanitizers
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Epidemiol Infect
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Epidemiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0950268820002319
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