Using hand sanitizer may keep young kids more healthy.
Researchers in Spain examined hand hygiene among young children in daycare.
They studied more than 900 children up to age three at two dozen daycare centers.
During the eight-month study period, they found that children who used hand sanitizer — instead of washing with soap and water — reduced their sick days, respiratory infections and antibiotic prescriptions.
The study was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
