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• n  any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
• a  destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth

• Unlike antibiotics, which are either found in nature or mimic the action of natural substances, antibacterial soaps contain triclosan and other synthetic chemicals that .
• Still others cite the hygiene hypothesis the idea that more and more parents are oversanitizing their kids with antibacterial agents, causing their immune systems to become .
• We put filters on faucets, install air ionizers in our homes and lather ourselves with antibacterial soap.

• antibacterial drug
• bactericide

News & Articles

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• New Bentley Brushware Range with Microban Antibacterial Technology to be Sold in Major German Chains
  A new range of household cleaning equipment from Bentley Brushware using advanced antibacterial technology from Microban is being launched into a number of well-known German superm
  June 20, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• HIV-derived antibacterial shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria
  Scientists have developed antibacterial compounds, derived from the outer coating of HIV, that could be potential treatments for drug-resistant bacterial infections and appear to avoid generating resistance.
  June 19, 2013 - Science Daily
• Long Range Systems Launches Antibacterial Guest Pager
  SafeTouch pager prevents spread of germs by killing them on contact. (PRWeb June 19, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/LongRangeSystems/antibacterialguestpager/prweb10846252.htm
  June 19, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou in News-Medical.net
  The described chemistry,says Nicolaou, "sets the stage for the synthesis of designed analogues for structure-activity relationship studies in the search for new antibacterial agents."
• Aggie MacKenzie in Glasgow Daily Record
  It's not being a nanny state to remind people,says Aggie. "I think it's to do with all these antibacterial sprays, we think if we squish them around then everything is fine but actually you need to really get back to basics and hand...