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Can overuse of alcohol-based hand sanitizers cause antibiotic resistance? i've read that it breaks down all proteins where as antibiotics break down certain proteins but maybe i'm not understanding it correctly.
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No: Since hand sanitizers are not antibiotics, they cannot cause antibiotic resistance.
Answered 3/13/2020
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No: Alcohol hand sanitizer does not cause antibiotic resistance.
Answered 3/13/2020
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