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Is it true that using hand sanitizer leads to superbugs and supergerms like mrsa?
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?MRSA: NO ~ not using it will propagate the spread of these bugs. USE SOAP AND WATER ALWAYS and wash hands frequenty ! Thanks
Answered 10/21/2015
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False: Hand sanitizer is based on alcohol which is a physical antimicrobial and thus the usual kind of resistance does not appear - it would be like balloons getting resistant to pins.
Answered 10/21/2015
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