Antibacterial Wipes Can Spread Bacteria Around

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 16:14 in Health & Medicine

A new study looked into the ability of antimicrobial-surface wipes to remove, kill and prevent the spread of such infections as MRSA. They found that current protocols utilized by hospital staff have the potential to spread pathogens after only the first use of a wipe, particularly due to the ineffectiveness of wipes to actually kill bacteria.

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