Sunday, August 5, 2018

Another Reason To Avoid Hospitals

According to reports such as this one, bacteria are evolving to survive hand sanitizers:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/hospital-superbugs-are-evolving-to-survive-hand-sanitizers/

But according to this report, hospitals are using tracking systems to ensure their employees clean their hands at an ever increasing frequency:

http://www.vizziatech.com/solutions/hand-hygiene-compliance/

Won't that make the bugs immune to the effects of disinfectants and hand sanitizers even faster? It's the same principle involved in the overuse of antibiotics.

Just saying.

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