Preparation and evaluation of benzalkonium chloride hand sanitizer as a potential alternative for alcohol-based hand gels

• Main Authors: Alhassan H. Aodah (Author), Abrar A. Bakr (Author), Rayan Y. Booq (Author), Mohammed J. Rahman (Author), Dunia A. Alzahrani (Author), Khulud A. Alsulami (Author), Hassa A. Alshaya (Author), Mohammed S. Alsuabeyl (Author), Essam J. Alyamani (Author), Essam A. Tawfik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hand hygiene is one of the effective measures for reducing the transmission of infections. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing ethanol or isopropanol are considered efficient alternatives to handwashing with water and soap. Despite being effective against a broad-spectrum of microbes, fining an...