Soap versus sanitiser for preventing the transmission of acute respiratory infections in the community: a systematic review with meta-analysis and dose-response analysis.

Tammy C Hoffmann Mina Bakhit Natalia Krzyzaniak Chris Del Mar Anna Mae Scott Paul P Glasziou

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Adequately performed hand hygiene, with either soap or sanitiser, reduces the risk of ARI virus transmission; however, direct and indirect evidence suggest sanitiser might be more effective in practice.

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