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Consumer Antibacterial Soaps: Effective or Just Risky?

Author(s) -

Allison E. Aiello,

Elaine Larson,

Stuart B. Levy

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/519255

Subject(s) - medicine , anti infective agents , antibacterial agent , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , antimicrobial , biology

Much has been written recently about the potential hazards versus benefits of antibacterial (biocide)-containing soaps. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to assess the studies that have examined the efficacy of products containing triclosan, compared with that of plain soap, in the community setting, as well as to evaluate findings that address potential hazards of this use--namely, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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