My best advice would be to spend 30 minutes with the vendor to learn the benefits and negatives of each product type including the CDC recommended hand sanitizers containing >60 percent alcohol content before making a decision.
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Here is a link to the CDC’s “Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings”: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf. On p. 10 begins the comparison of the various alcohol and non-alcohol antiseptic agents which may be useful for you to review.
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