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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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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

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No: Since hand sanitizers are not antibiotics, they cannot cause antibiotic resistance.

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Answered 3/13/2020

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

No: Alcohol hand sanitizer does not cause antibiotic resistance.

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A member asked:

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.

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Dr Singh agreed

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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