Bactericidal effects of triclosan in soap bothin vitroandin vivo
Author(s) -
S.A. Kim,
Hong-Young Moon,
K. Lee,
Min Suk Rhee
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv275
Subject(s) - triclosan , soap , antibacterial activity , antiseptic , serratia marcescens , antibacterial agent , in vivo , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , medicine , bacteria , biology , antibiotics , organic chemistry , escherichia coli , biochemistry , pathology , world wide web , computer science , gene , genetics
On December 2013, the US FDA proposed a rule stating that manufacturers must provide data to demonstrate that antibacterial soap is more effective than plain soap or water. The objective of the present study was to examine the in vitro and in vivo bactericidal effect of triclosan (the most widely used antiseptic agent in soap) in soap.
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