Select the false statement about hexachlorophene.
A. Hexachlorophene should not be used for bathing infants or applied to burns because it will be absorbed into the circulation.
B. With repeated use, hexachlorophene accumulates in the skin and maintains its bacterial response.
C. Hexachlorophene is a bactericidal preparation that is primarily effective against gram-negative bacteria and provides relatively weak activity against gram-positive bacteria.
D. Despite its selectivity, hexachlorophene is useful as a skin cleanser and surgical scrub because potential pathogens that reside on the skin surface are frequently gram-positive bacteria.
Answer: C
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