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What Does the CDC Say About Alcohol Used As An Antiseptic?

April 26, 2017alcohol antiseptic CDC Used

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What Does the CDC Say About Alcohol Used As An Antiseptic?

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its 2002 published Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings, states that hands which are visibly soiled should be washed with soap and water, and only an alcohol based hand wash should be used for antisepsis of hands that are not visibly soiled. A variety of other products were evaluated and only alcohol was found to be appropriate and effective for such use.