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Journal Article 
Hand Sanitizer Alert 
Reynolds, SA; Foster, L; Walker, ES 
2006 
Yes 
Journal of Environmental Health
ISSN: 0022-0892 
National Environmental Health Association 
69 
4 (Nov 2006) 
48-49 
Hand sanitizers have been found to be effective in reducing gastrointestinal illnesses in households (Sandora et al., 2004), in curbing absentee rates in elementary schools (Hammond, Ali, Pendler, Dolan, & Donovan, 2000), and in reducing illnesses in university dormitories (White et al., 2003). In the course of a classroom demonstration of the comparative efficacy of hospital-grade antimicrobial soap and alcohol-based sanitizers, a product with 40 percent ethanol as the active ingredient was purchased at a retail discount store. The alcohol content of less common brands was not always available online, however, and several Internet sites provide recipes for a bubble gum-scented children's hand sanitizer that contains 33 percent isopropanol as the sole active ingredient. 
Illnesses; Infection Control; Staphylococcus infections; United States Food & Drug Administration; Sanitation; Animal shelters; Task forces; Elementary schools; Humans; Disease; United States; Health care; Drug Labeling; Hands; Infectious diseases; Bacteria