Efficacy of alcohol-based hand sanitizer on hands soiled with dirt and cooking oil

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 429-433

  Pickering, Amy J ^a   Davis, Jennifer ^a   Boehm, Alexandria B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand sanitizer; Antimicrobial efficacy; Escherichia coli; Hand hygiene; Soil

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COOKING FAT; EDIBLE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; HYGIENE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SANITATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BASED HAND SANITIZER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SANITATION; SOIL; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALIFORNIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COOKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; OILS; STUDENTS; TANZANIA; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

TANZANIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80054734953     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.138     Document Type: Article

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