The Greatest Drawback to the Routine Use of Antibacterial Hand

question 25

Multiple Choice

The greatest drawback to the routine use of antibacterial hand soaps and gels is that they:

• A) Are expensive
• B) Irritate the skin
• C) Kill resident flora
• D) Encourage resistant bacteria

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A B-vitamin essential for the proper development of the human body, particularly critical in preventing neural tube defects in developing fetuses.

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