title: Triclosan: a review of effectiveness and safety in health care settings.
abstract: Triclosan is a widely accepted antimicrobial ingredient because of its safety and antimicrobial efficacy. Triclosan is a unique antimicrobial well suited for use in the health care industry in which mildness is a necessity to protect the health care worker during repeated use and antimicrobial activity is a necessity to protect public health. Triclosan has demonstrated immediate, persistent, broad-spectrum antimicrobial effectiveness and utility in clinical health care settings. This review highlights the utility and effectiveness of a 1% triclosan formulation for use in high-risk, high-frequency handwashing.
authors.affiliation: Scientific & Regulatory Consultants, Inc, Columbia City, IN 46725, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Jampani
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001682:Biological Availability; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016272:Occupational Health; D012449:Safety; D012915:Soaps; D014260:Triclosan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D012915:Soaps; D014260:Triclosan; D002710:Chlorhexidine