tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 13;26(7). doi: 10.3201/eid2607.200915. [Epub ahead of print]
Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols.
Kratzel A, Todt D, V'kovski P, Steiner S, Gultom M, Thao TTN, Ebert N, Holwerda M, Steinmann J, Niemeyer D, Dijkman R, Kampf G, Drosten C, Steinmann E, Thiel V, Pfaender S.
Abstract
Infection control instructions call for use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We determined the virucidal activity of World Health Organization-recommended hand rub formulations, at full strength and multiple dilutions, and of the active ingredients. All disinfectants demonstrated efficient virus inactivation.
KEYWORDS:
2-propanol; 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; World Health Organization; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; ethanol; hand sanitizer; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32284092DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200915
Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols.
Kratzel A, Todt D, V'kovski P, Steiner S, Gultom M, Thao TTN, Ebert N, Holwerda M, Steinmann J, Niemeyer D, Dijkman R, Kampf G, Drosten C, Steinmann E, Thiel V, Pfaender S.
Abstract
Infection control instructions call for use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We determined the virucidal activity of World Health Organization-recommended hand rub formulations, at full strength and multiple dilutions, and of the active ingredients. All disinfectants demonstrated efficient virus inactivation.
KEYWORDS:
2-propanol; 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; World Health Organization; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; ethanol; hand sanitizer; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32284092DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200915