| Revista: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000451743 |
| ISSN: | 1984-8250 |
| Autores: | Freitas, Augusto Gonzaga Oliveira de1 Bender, Caroline Raquel1 Belmonte, Giancarlo Zuchetto2 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil 2Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia de Farroupilha, Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil |
| Año: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 58 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Aplicado, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | The new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is a global problem that is having severe impacts on health systems worldwide. One particular characteristic of this virus is its high transmission rate, which has led to a high demand for personal care materials such as masks, gloves, and alcohol for asepsis. Seventy percent is the ideal concentration for the ethanol used in hand sanitizers; however, this concentration can be expressed in different ways, and, consequently, the different solutions will have different antiseptic activity. In this manuscript we comment on some characteristics of alcohol-based preparations and the different ways of expressing the concentrations |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Salud pública, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Prácticas de higiene, Etanol |
| Keyword: | Public health, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Hygiene practices, Ethanol |
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