Antibiotics, Not Antimicrobials, To Blame For Resistant Bacteria – SDA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Attacks on antimicrobial soap and other products for an alleged link to antibiotic resistance divert attention from the primary cause of the problem - the over-prescription of antibiotic drugs, according to the Soap and Detergent Association
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