Evaluating the Antimicrobial Properties of Commercial Hand Sanitizers

M. Chojnacki; C. Dobrotka; R. Osborn; W. Johnson; M. Young; B. Meyer; E. Laskey; R. A. F. Wozniak; S. Dewhurst; P. M. Dunman

doi:10.1128/mSphere.00062-21

mSphere (Apr 2021)

Evaluating the Antimicrobial Properties of Commercial Hand Sanitizers

M. Chojnacki,
C. Dobrotka,
R. Osborn,
W. Johnson,
M. Young,
B. Meyer,
E. Laskey,
R. A. F. Wozniak,
S. Dewhurst,
P. M. Dunman

Affiliations

M. Chojnacki: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
C. Dobrotka: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
R. Osborn: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
W. Johnson: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
M. Young: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
B. Meyer: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
E. Laskey: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
R. A. F. Wozniak: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
S. Dewhurst: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
P. M. Dunman: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00062-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 2

Abstract

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In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, hand hygiene has taken on a prominent role in efforts to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission and infection, which has led to a radical increase in the number and types of hand sanitizers manufactured to meet public demand. To our knowledge, no studies have evaluated or compared the antimicrobial performance of hand sanitizers that are being produced under COVID-19 emergency authorization.

Published in mSphere

ISSN: 2379-5042 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msphere

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