Hand sanitizers donât cause super-bacteria. The idea that frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers will make bacteria resistant to treatment is bogus, Scott stresses. âThe [way sanitizers work] is based on cell-membrane disruption by the alcohol, and thatâs not something that bacterium can acquire resistance to.
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