Open AccessInactivation of rhinovirus on human fingers by virucidal activity of glutaric acid
Author(s) -
Gregory F. Hayden,
Daniel Armstrong DeForest,
J. Owen Hendley,
Jack M. Gwaltney
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.26.6.928
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , serotype , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , medicine , chemistry , biology , virus
Hand lotion containing 2% glutaric acid was significantly more effective than placebo in inactivating rhinovirus serotype 2 on the fingers of human volunteers. It may be possible to develop safe, cosmetically acceptable hand lotions which have durable virucidal activity and can interrupt the hand-to-hand transmission of rhinovirus colds.