Hand sanitiser effective against two superbugs

摘要

Alda Pharmaceuticals, a Canadian developer of infection control therapeutics, says new tests have shown that its T36 antiseptic hand sanitiser is effective against two types of superbug within 15 seconds. The testing was conducted at BioScience Laboratories in Bozeman, MT, US against antibiotic-resistant strains of £ coli and Klebsiella. These strains have taken genes from other bacteria that have the ability to digest nearly all antibiotics, including penicillin-like antibiotics that possess broad-spectrum antibacterial properties and are typically used as a last resort. The firm says such genetic 'swapping' is common among bacteria and a major cause of antibiotic resistance.