dgkh000221 10.3205/dgkh000221 urn:nbn:de:0183-dgkh0002219 Letter to the Editor Wiwanitkit Wiwanitkit Somsri S

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Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Serbia

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610 20140307 engl 2196-5226 9 1 GMS Hygiene and Infection Control GMS Hyg Infect Control 01 LetterSir, the recent article by Steinhauer et al. is very interesting. Steinhauer et al. reported that “primary packaging material and use were not found to pose a significant contamination risk as far as bacterial spores are concerned” . In fact, the contamination of hand disinfectants and skin antiseptics can be expected. In tropical world where the climate is proper for the growth of pathogen, the problem might be more serious. The poorer quality control process in manufacturing steps is also a very important problem. In a report from Taiwan, the contamination of alcohol used in hospital due to bacterial contamination from the manufacturer could be seen . Additionally, when one focuses interest on disinfectants and antiseptics, one might forget to consider on water, pipeline and tap contamination. NotesCompeting interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Steinhauer K Meyer B Ostermeyer C Rödger HJ Hintzpeter M Hygienic safety of alcohol-based hand disinfectants and skin antiseptics 2013 GMS Hyg Infect Control Doc19 Steinhauer K, Meyer B, Ostermeyer C, Rödger HJ, Hintzpeter M. Hygienic safety of alcohol-based hand disinfectants and skin antiseptics. GMS Hyg Infect Control. 2013 Nov 6;8(2):Doc19. DOI: 10.3205/dgkh000219 http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000219 Hsueh PR Teng LJ Yang PC Pan HL Ho SW Luh KT Nosocomial pseudoepidemic caused by Bacillus cereus traced to contaminated ethyl alcohol from a liquor factory 1999 J Clin Microbiol 2280-4 Hsueh PR, Teng LJ, Yang PC, Pan HL, Ho SW, Luh KT. Nosocomial pseudoepidemic caused by Bacillus cereus traced to contaminated ethyl alcohol from a liquor factory. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jul;37(7):2280-4. 0 0 0 0