Triclosan causes antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance AMR is the ability of a microorganism like bacteria, to prevents an antimicrobial like
antibiotics and antiviral from working against it. This prevents standard treatment and infections may continue to spread.

Triclosan is an ingredient added to many consumer products like soap and toothpaste to reduce or prevent bacteria. Bacteria like E. coli has become more resistant to triclosan.

Triclosan is found in domestic products for cleaning. The link between quinolone and triclosan resistance is important as triclosan has become common in the environment and human tissues.

Quinolone resistance mutation changed how bacteria arrange their DNA in a cell and these mutants had also turned on various self-defence mechanisms.

Using of bleach, soap and water after disinfectants may be more effective because some of the antimicrobial ingredients for disinfectants are gathered in the environment where they are altering ecosystems and promoting selection of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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Hot water as good as cold water for hand wash

Scientists asked 20 people to wash their hands 20 times each with water that was 15C (59F), 26C (79F) or 38 degrees (100F).

Volunteers were also asked to experiment with different amounts of soap - ranging from 0.5mm to 2mm.
Before they started the tests, their hands were covered in harmless bugs.

Scientists say there was no difference in the amount of bugs removed as the temperature of the water or the amount of soap changed. The temperature does not matter.

 Hands should be washed for at least 20 seconds by rubbing hands together in various ways to make sure each surface of each hand is clean. Wet hands and
apply enough soap to cover the whole surface of the hand, rub palms together
with fingers interlaced.

Rub each palm over the back of the other hand with interlaced fingers,
rub between fingers on each hand,
rub backs of fingers (interlocked) and
rub around each thumb, then rub both palms with finger tips and rinse with warm or cold water




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