The present invention provides a skin protecting composition for effectively inhibiting the invention of infectious bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus, anthrax, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus), etc., and viruses such as influenza virus from mucosas of eyes, nose, throat, ear, anus, vagina, etc., as well as wounds and skin and meanwhile inhibiting their growth a skin protecting composition for effectively preventing nosocomial infection caused by drug-resistant bacteria a composition for preventing and/or treating of bacteria infection and viral infection including nosocomial infection a preservative a filter device for effectively inhibiting the invasion of infectious bacteria and viruses, and their growth. The present invention provides a skin protecting composition, which is characterized by containing short bamboo extract or short bamboo extract with organic acids as an effective component a skin protecting composition for effectively preventing nosocomial infection caused by drug-resistant bacteria a composition for preventing and/or treating the bacteria infection and viral infection including nosocomial infection a preservative a filter device for effectively inhibiting the invasion of infectious bacteria and viruses.本發明提供包括:可有效抑制來自於眼、鼻、喉、耳、肛門、陰部等之黏膜、創傷部位以及皮膚之綠膿桿菌、枯草菌、炭疽菌、大腸桿菌、金黃葡萄球菌、MRSA(Methi-cillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus:耐新青黴素金黃葡萄球菌)等感染性細菌、流感病毒等病毒入侵體內,同時亦可抑制其繁殖之皮膚保護組成物;可有效地預防因耐性菌導致之院內感染等之皮膚保護組成物;包括院內感染之細菌感染及病毒感染之預防及/或治療用組成物;防腐劑;可有效地抑制感染性細菌及病毒的入侵同時亦能抑制其繁殖之過濾裝置。以含矮竹萃取物或矮竹萃取物與有機酸為有效成分為其特徵之皮膚保護組成物;可有效預防因耐性菌引起之院內感染等之皮膚保護組成物;包括院內感染之細菌感染及病毒感染之預防及/或治療用組成物;防腐劑;或可有效抑制感染性細菌及病毒入侵之過濾裝置。