Hand hygiene and face masks seem to prevent household transmission of influenza virus when implemented within 36 hours of index patient symptom onset, according to the findings of a
study published in the upcoming Oct. 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
The findings, from a study conducted by researchers at the University of Hong Kong, suggest that nonpharmaceutical interventions (i.e., hand washing with soap and water and the use of hand sanitizer) are important for mitigation of pandemic and interpandemic influenza, too. Not surprisingly, the Centers for Disease Control-funded study included the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer instead of the more-effective alcohol-free variety (i.e.,
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer).
To learn more about the effectiveness of
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, read
Scientific Advances Result in Hand Sanitizer Option, a post published on this blog yesterday.
Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer
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