TY - JOUR AU - Boyce, John M. T1 - Antiseptic Technology: Access, Affordability, and Acceptance T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 231 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Factors other than antimicrobial activity of soaps and antiseptic agents used for hand hygiene by health personnel play a role in compliance with recommendations. Hand hygiene products differ considerably in acceptance by hospital personnel. If switching from a nonmedicated soap to an antiseptic agent or increased use of an existing antiseptic agent for hand hygiene prevented a few more infections per year, additional expenditures for antiseptic agents would be offset by cost savings. KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0702.700231 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0231_article ER - End of Reference