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Are Hand Sanitizers Better Than Handwashing Against the Common Cold?

Seeded on Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:21 PM EDT
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A new study suggests that hand sanitizers containing ethanol are much more effective at removing rhinovirus from hands than washing with soap and water. Sanitizers containing both ethanol and organic acids significantly reduced recovery of the virus from hands and rhinovirus infection up to 4 hours following application.

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Peter Faden

Shouldn't you wash, then sanitize? Lots of places provide both for this very reason...

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Reply#1 - Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:23 AM EDT
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