The Real Dirt on Antibacterial Soaps.

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      NEW York (State); NEW York (N.Y.); UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      States that antibacterial soaps are no better than ordinary soap. Details of a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America; Comment of Elaine Larson, associate dean of research at Columbia University School of Nursing, on the New York City survey of homemakers; Reason that the antimicrobial agent triclosan does not work better; Idea that antibacterial soaps can contribute to drug-resistant strains of bacteria.