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Alcohols for Use as an Antimicrobial Agent
Alcohols for Use as an Antimicrobial Agent

In healthcare and pharmaceutical settings, alcohol refers to two water-soluable chemical compounds, ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol, that can be used as antimicrobial agents. Isopropyl alcohol is widely used as a sanitizing agent in pharmaceutical companies. It is used to avoid the risk of cross-contamination by microorganisms. Alcohols have also been used as hard surface (nonskin) disinfectants, including low-level disinfectants in healthcare settings as far back as the late 1800s.1 

Alcohols possess many features desirable for a disinfectant or antiseptic. They have excellent bactericidal efficacy as well as bacteriostatic action as a preservative, some viricidal efficacy (especially against enveloped viruses), and fungicidal efficacy. 

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