Norovirus - Hand sanitizer no substitute for hand-washing: Study

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Hand sanitizer no substitute for hand-washing: Study

By Derek Abma, Postmedia News August 10, 2011​

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OTTAWA ? Evidence shows that alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not an adequate substitute for old-fashioned hand-washing, says a new article posted on the website of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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The article references a study done in the United States, for which results were released earlier this year at a meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine.

It showed long-term care facilities were more likely to see outbreaks of the norovirus ? a severe gastrointestinal sickness often causing diarrhea and/or vomiting ? if their staff more often used hand sanitizers for routine hand-cleaning instead of soap and water.

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/heal...ashing+Study/5237079/story.html#ixzz1Uj4RWJ5X​

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