title: Ethanol-based handrubs: Safe for patients and health care workers.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, Infection Control & Improving Practices, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Infectious Diseases, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, Infection Control & Improving Practices, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; Social Medicine Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bellissimo-Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, Infection Control & Improving Practices, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pittet
mesh_terms: D003358:Cosmetics / Q000737:chemistry; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000652:urine*; D000067030:Fruit and Vegetable Juices / Q000032:analysis; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D000431:Ethanol