Can alcohol-based hand-rub solutions cause you to lose your driver's license? Comparative cutaneous absorption of various alcohols.

Brown, T L; Gamon, S; Tester, P; Martin, R; Hosking, K; Bowkett, G C; Gerostamoulos, D; Grayson, M Lindsay

doi:10.1128/AAC.01320-06

Title

Can alcohol-based hand-rub solutions cause you to lose your driver's license? Comparative cutaneous absorption of various alcohols.

Publication Date

2006-12-28

Author(s)

Brown, T L

Gamon, S

Tester, P

Martin, R

Hosking, K

Bowkett, G C

Gerostamoulos, D

Grayson, M Lindsay

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Journal Article

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DOI

10.1128/AAC.01320-06

Abstract

We assessed cutaneous ethanol (ETOH) and isopropanol (ISOP) absorption after intensive (30 times per h) use of alcohol-based hand-rub solutions by healthcare workers (HCWs). ETOH was detectable in the breath of 6/20 HCWs (0.001 to 0.0025%) at 1 to 2 min postexposure and in the serum of 2/20 HCWs at 5 to 7 min postexposure. Serum ISOP levels were unrecordable at all time points.

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Citation

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2006; 51(3): 1107-8

Jornal Title

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Austin Health

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