Re:World on cusp of 'post-antibiotic era'
by secabeen on Thursday November 19, 2015 @01:34PM
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They're probably referring to Tricolsan, which does show up in hand soaps and other products:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan
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Re:World on cusp of 'post-antibiotic era'
by adamwong246 on Thursday November 19, 2015 @11:48PM
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http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_la...
Ok, I see how the use of Tricolsan could lead to bacterial resistance. But just to point out what jeremyt said above, Triclosan is definitely not an antibiotic. But the effect is the same.