Impact of an Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Intervention on the Spread of Viruses in Homes

Food and Environmental Virology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 140-144

  Tamimi, Akrum H ^a   Carlino, Sheri ^a   Edmonds, Sarah ^b   Gerba, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b GOJO Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand sanitizer; Hand hygiene; Homes; Virus transmission

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL BASED HAND SANITIZER; HAND SANITIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOMITE; HAND; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KITCHEN; MOBILE PHONE; MS2 VIRUS; NOROVIRUS; NURSERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HYGIENE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHANOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAND SANITIZERS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VIRUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901328067     PISSN: 18670334     EISSN: 18670342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12560-014-9141-9     Document Type: Article

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