Triclosan and triclocarban exposure, infectious disease symptoms and antibiotic prescription in infants-A community-based randomized intervention.

BACKGROUND:Triclosan and triclocarban (TCs) are broad-spectrum antimicrobials that, until recently, were found in a wide variety of household and personal wash products. Popular with consumers, TCs have not been shown to protect against infectious diseases. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether use of TC-...

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Main Authors: Catherine Ley, Vandana Sundaram, Maria de la Luz Sanchez, Manisha Desai, Julie Parsonnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6023107?pdf=render