The greatest drawback to the routine use of antibacterial hand soaps and gels is that they:
1. Are expensive
2. Irritate the skin
3. Kill resident flora
4. Encourage resistant bacteria
ANS: 2
Antibacterial products kill resident flora and that can lead to the development of infection. The remaining options may be true but they are not the primary negative outcome of the regular use of antibacterial hand cleansing products.
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