Alcohol-based Hand Rub as a Prophylactic Measure against SARS-COV-‎‎2 Infection: Can it Reduce the Infection with Vancomycin-Resistant ‎Enterococcus faecalis?‎ ‎

Abstract

with P = 0.01) at the first month. Same findings were observed at the second (46.7% vs. 3.3%, respectively) and third month (73.3% vs. 3.3%, respectively). Similarly, vancomycin resistance was significantly higher in 33.3% of group 1, while group 2 showed 3.3% of drug resistance (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Enterococcus faecalis resistance to alcohol and vancomycin was found to be considerably increased in people who often used alcohol-based hand rub .