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    Effectiveness of 70% alcohol as a method for disinfecting hospital surfaces
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-12-16) Blacido Pascual, Tania Andrea; Chun Hoyos, Magali Milagros; Bonilla Asalde, César Antonio
    OBJECTIVE: Analyze the evidence on the effectiveness of 70% Alcohol to achieve low microbiological growth and adequate relative light units in bioluminescence, in the disinfection of hospital surfaces. MATERIAL AND METHOD: systematic review, observational and retrospective design, the search has been restricted to articles with full text, and the selected articles were subjected to critical reading, using the GRADE system to assign the strength of recommendation. RESULTS: In the selection, 08 articles were chosen, of which the results obtained show that in 62.5% (n=05/08) 70% alcohol is effective in disinfecting hospital surfaces, however 12.5% ​​( n=01/08) evidence that it is not effective and 25% (n=02/08) indicates that effectiveness could be achieved but not on all surfaces. CONCLUSIONS: The articles reviewed systematically show that disinfection with 70% alcohol is effective for disinfecting hospital surfaces.