Antibacterial Wipes Often Misused, Spread Disease
June 4, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under Headlines, Infectious Disease, Lifestyle, Medical Research, Prevention
Those antimicrobial wipes that seem to be everywhere these days were first used in hospitals in Wales in 2005. Now a study conducted by researchers at Cardiff University’s Welsh School of Pharmacy has come full circle to take a second look at those wipes and found that they are often used in ways that promote the spread of bacteria and other pathogens instead of killing them, as their packaging claims they do. Read more





