Antibacterial cleaning and hygiene products as an emerging risk factor for antibiotic resistance in the community.
by
Aiello AE, Larson E.
Department of Epidemiology,
Joseph Mailman School of Public Health,
Columbia University, New York 10032, USA. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003 Aug;3(8):501-6.
ABSTRACT
Antibiotic resistance within the community setting is an emerging
public-health concern. Infection with antibiotic-resistant organisms in
the community among people lacking traditional risk factors has been
reported. In addition, prevalence studies have identified individuals
carrying antibiotic-resistant organisms in the absence of known risk
factors. These studies strongly suggest the presence of contributing
factors that have yet to be identified. In this paper we review the
burden of antibiotic resistance and known risk factors within the
community setting, assess the potential role of antibacterial cleaning
and hygiene products containing triclosan in the emergence of
resistance, and recommend future research on the assessment of
household cleaning and hygiene products containing triclosan.