Efficacy of alcohols and alcohol-based hand disinfectants against human enterovirus 71

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 288-293

  Chang, S C ^a   Li, W C ^b   Huang, K Y ^b   Huang, Y C ^b,c   Chiu, C H ^b,c   Chen, C J ^b   Hsieh, Y C ^b   Kuo, C Y ^b   Shih, S R ^a   Lin, T Y ^a,b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disinfectants; Ethanol; Fingerpad; HEV71; Isopropanol; Virucidal

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL BASED HAND DISINFECTANT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROVIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN ENTEROVIRUS 71; INFECTION PREVENTION; SUSPENSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

2-PROPANOL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROVIRUS A, HUMAN; ETHANOL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

EID: 84875405365     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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