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Some bacteria becoming ‘more tolerant’ of sanitizers

Consumer Corner August 4, 2018 NPR 0

New research shows that several strains of bacteria have begun adjusting to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. They’re not resistant to the alcohol — at least, not... Some bacteria becoming ‘more tolerant’ of sanitizers

New research shows that several strains of bacteria have begun adjusting to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. They’re not resistant to the alcohol — at least, not yet — but they’re becoming “more tolerant” of it, the authors write.


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