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Thorough hand washing is typically recommended. But use of hand sanitizers is promoted, too. However, a recent study found that staff in long-term care facilities who relied too much on hand sanitizers over hand washing actually reported more outbreaks of norovirus-related illness.
In this context, it is clear that the benefits of using alcohol-based sanitizer, like the Oregon hospital's sanitizer 3M Avagard, which kills 99 percent of pathogens within 15 seconds, outweigh the risks.