Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 1592 - 1595
• Main Authors: Kratzel, Annika, Todt, Daniel, V'kovski, Philip, Steiner, Silvio, Gultom, Mitra, Thao, Tran Thi Nhu, Ebert, Nadine, Holwerda, Melle, Steinmann, Jörg, Niemeyer, Daniela, Dijkman, Ronald, Kampf, Günter, Drosten, Christian, Steinmann, Eike, Thiel, Volker, Pfaender, Stephanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.07.2020; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: 2-propanol; Alcohol; Alcohols; Alcohols - pharmacology; Betacoronavirus - drug effects; coronavirus disease; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Cytotoxicity; Disease transmission; Disinfectants - pharmacology; Disinfection & disinfectants; Dispatch; Epidemics; Ethanol; Expedited; Glycerol; Hand Disinfection - methods; hand sanitizer; Health aspects; Humans; Hydrogen peroxide; Hygiene; Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Pandemics - prevention & control; Patient safety; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Regression analysis; Respiratory diseases; respiratory infections; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Virology; Virus Inactivation; Viruses; World Health Organization; Switzerland; viruses; 2-propanol; World Health Organization; SARS; coronavirus; zoonoses; ethanol; hand sanitizer; respiratory infections; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; 2019 novel coronavirus disease; coronavirus disease

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 acti...