title: Letter to the editor regarding "efficacy of alcohol gel for removal of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from hands of colonized patients".
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology,University Hospital Basel,Basel,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology,University Hospital Basel,Basel,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tschudin-Sutter
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D064548:Hand Sanitizers / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D064548:Hand Sanitizers; D000431:Ethanol