Efficacy of soap and water and alcohol-based hand-rub preparations against live H1N1 influenza virus on the hands of human volunteers

M Lindsay Grayson; Sharmila Melvani; Julian D Druce; Ian G Barr; Susan Alicia Ballard; Paul Donald Russell Johnson; Tasoula Mastorakos; Christopher Birch

doi:10.1086/595845

Efficacy of soap and water and alcohol-based hand-rub preparations against live H1N1 influenza virus on the hands of human volunteers

M Lindsay Grayson
, Sharmila Melvani
, Julian D Druce
, Ian G Barr
, Susan Alicia Ballard
, Paul Donald Russell Johnson
, Tasoula Mastorakos
, Christopher Birch

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

Although pandemic and avian influenza are known to be transmitted via human hands, there are minimal data regarding the effectiveness of routine hand hygiene (HH) protocols against pandemic and avian influenza

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	285 - 291
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	48
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/595845
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Efficacy of soap and water and alcohol-based hand-rub preparations against live H1N1 influenza virus on the hands of human volunteers

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