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- ‘Effect of antibacterial home cleaning and handwashing products on infectious disease symptoms’, 2004, Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 140, no. 5, pp. 321–329. More information here.
- ‘Antibacterial household products: cause for concern’, 2006, Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 12, no. 12, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. More information here.
- Antibacterial soap won’t cut infections, News in Science, ABC, Australia. More information here.
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