Assefa Desta, Melaku Tsegaye
School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Infect Drug Resist. 2021 Jun 10;14:2183-2185. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S317767. eCollection 2021.
Following the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease, the rising concerns about the prevalence of alcohol-based hand sanitizers' inappropriate use and substandard products in the market create an ongoing safety concern. They can cause frequent exposure of microorganisms to below the alcohol concentrations to the range recommended for infection prevention and development of mutations. Thus, it is invaluable to sensitize the scientific community for further researches to provide additional evidence. Additionally, regulation of quality and proper use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers should be effectively promoted. This commentary justifies the impact of COVID-19 on the current and future use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
新型冠状病毒病爆发后，人们越来越担心市场上酒精类洗手液的不当使用和不合格产品的流行，这引发了持续的安全担忧。它们可能导致微生物频繁暴露于低于预防感染和突变发生所推荐浓度范围的酒精浓度环境中。因此，提高科学界对此的认识以进行进一步研究以提供更多证据非常重要。此外，应有效促进对酒精类洗手液质量和正确使用的监管。本评论阐述了COVID-19对当前和未来酒精类洗手液使用的影响。
