Effect of Antibacterial Home Cleaning and Handwashing Products on Infectious Disease Symptoms
Effect of Antibacterial Home Cleaning and Handwashing Products on Infectious Disease Symptoms
Elaine Larson,Susan Lin,Cabilia Gomez-Pichardo,Phyllis Della-Latta
2004 · DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-5-200403020-00007
Annals of Internal Medicine · 43 Citations
TLDR
This innovative trial found no difference in episodes of infectious disease symptoms over one year in 228 inner-city households randomly assigned to use antibacterial household cleaning products or identically packaged products without antibacterial ingredients.