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Alcohol causes bacteria to triple its growth
February 16, 2008
by Anonymous,
1 year 40 weeks ago
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Dear Anonymous:
We have been conducting clinical trials on alcohol based sanitizers and antiseptics for preoperative skin preparation for over 10 years on hundreds of volunteer subjects. We have never seen an increase in the number of bacteria after using alcohol based sanitizers or antiseptics. Quite the contrary, we always see a significant decrease in the numbers of bacteria on the skin. After several hours the number will return to normal unless an additional antiseptic like chlorhexiidne gluconate or benzalkonium chloride is used together with alcohol. If you have data to support you claim that the number of bacteria triple after alcohol use, please send it to me. I would like to see it. You will find my e-mail listed below. Thank you for your consideration.
John S. Hibbard, Ph.D.
JSHibard@aol.com
(not anonymous)