TY - JOUR AU - Aiello, Allison AU - Marshall, Bonnie AU - Levy, Stuart AU - Della-Latta, Phyllis AU - Lin, Susan AU - Larson, Elaine T1 - Antibacterial Cleaning Products and Drug Resistance T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 10 SP - 1565 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We examined whether household use of antibacterial cleaning and hygiene products is an emerging risk factor for carriage of antimicrobial drug–resistant bacteria on hands of household members. Households (N = 224) were randomized to use of antibacterial or nonantibacterial cleaning and hygiene products for 1 year. Logistic regression was used to assess the influence of antibacterial product use in homes. Antibacterial product use did not lead to a significant increase in antimicrobial drug resistance after 1 year (odds ratio 1.33, 95% confidence interval 0.74–2.41), nor did it have an effect on bacterial susceptibility to triclosan. However, more extensive and longer term use of triclosan might provide a suitable environment for emergence of resistant species. Further research on this issue is needed. KW - Antibacterial products KW - triclosan KW - antibiotic resistance KW - antimicrobial drug resistance KW - household KW - research KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1110.041276 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/10/04-1276_article ER - End of Reference