Skin compatibility of two ethanol based virucidal hand disinfectants

Bernhard Meyer, Wolfgang Matthies, Joseph E. Nicholson, Morris V. Shelanski

Abstract


Two virucidal hand rubs containing high concentrations of ethanol were evaluated for their irritating and sensitizing propensities in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test (HRIPT). Whereas the numbers of responses elicited by Product A and an ethanol control were commensurately low and not significantly different (p

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