2022-07-06Zeitschriftenartikel
Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis: memorandum from the alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) Task Force, WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, and the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
Kramer, Axel; Arvand, Mardjan; Christiansen, Bärbel; Dancer, Stephanie; Eggers, Maren; Exner, Martin; Müller, Dieter; Mutters, Nico T.; Schwebke, Ingeborg; Pittet, Didier
Background
The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007. This follows concern over alcohol uptake from ethanol-based hand rubs (EBHR). If ethanol is classified as ...
