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MeSH Heading: Hand Sanitizers
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.122.187.500; D27.505.954.122.425.650; D27.720.274.650
Unique ID: D064548
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064548
Scope Note: Preparations used as alternatives or supplements to hand washing with soap and water to destroy microorganisms and prevent transmission of pathogens. The active ingredient may be ETHANOL; 1-PROPANOL; or POVIDONE-IODINE in a gel, foam, or liquid solution.
Entry Term(s): Hand Antiseptic; Hand Antiseptics; Hand Disinfectant; Hand Disinfectants; Hand Sanitizer
See Also: Hand Disinfection
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0582339
Scope Note: Preparations used as alternatives or supplements to hand washing with soap and water to destroy microorganisms and prevent transmission of pathogens. The active ingredient may be ETHANOL; 1-PROPANOL; or POVIDONE-IODINE in a gel, foam, or liquid solution.
Terms: Hand Sanitizers Preferred Term
Term UI T838964
Date03/22/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Hand Antiseptics
Term UI T838966
Date03/22/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Hand Disinfectants
Term UI T838965
Date03/22/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Hand Disinfectant
Term UI T000998244
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hand Sanitizer
Term UI T000998245
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hand Antiseptic
Term UI T000998246
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Hand Sanitizers MeSH Descriptor Data 2025