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Article Type:
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Online Publication Date:
Jun 2001

Effectiveness of a Nonrinse, Alcohol-Free Antiseptic Hand Wash

Anoosh Moadab Submitted during fourth year, California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco. Mailing address:375 Laguna Honda Blvd, Box 27, San Francisco, CA 94116.

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Kathryne F. Rupley Submitted during fourth year, California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco.

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Peter Wadhams Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery; Research Coordinator, Woodward Laboratories, Inc, Los Alamitos, CA.

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This study evaluated the efficacy of a novel surfactant, allantoin, and benzalkonium chloride hand sanitizer using the US Food and Drug Administration’s method for testing antiseptic hand washes that podiatric physicians and other health-care personnel use. The alcohol-free product, HandClens, was compared with an alcohol-based product, Purell. Independent researchers from the California College of Podiatric Medicine conducted the study using 40 volunteer students from the class of 2001. The results show that HandClens outperformed Purell and met the regulatory requirements for a hand sanitizer. Purell failed as an antimicrobial hand wash and was less effective than a control soap used in the study. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91(6): 288-293, 2001)

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