Briefly, Bello and Peteroy-Kelly (2007) conducted a RCT looking at the relationship of triclosan antimicrobial products for home use. Findings included: 1)a relationship exists between antibacterial soaps and pathogen resistance. Specifically,they found there was an association between the use of products with Triclosan and an increased resistance of bacteria to ciprofloxacin. 2) concern over the increased use of antimicrobial agents for home has contributed to the multi-resistant pathogens that have been treated in the past such as staph aureus, escherichia coli, and psuedomonas aeruginosa. They conclude by suggestion that everyday use of antimicrobial soaps do not demonstrate any added benefits to hand hygiene in comparison to plain soap and the dangers of using antimicrobial soap may include drug resistance to the various pathogens mentioned above. Aiello, Larson, and Levy (2007)conducted a literature review examing the benefits of handwashing with antimicrobial incomparison to plain soap. They found that essentially there was no difference in the efficacy of using antimicrobial soap in reducing bacteria levels on hands. Although most studies were small evidence suggested that "triclosan-adapted cross-resistance with antibiotics among multiple species of bacteria" (p.146)is a concern and should be addressed by the FDA. References: Aiello, A.E., Larson, E.L., & Levy, S.B. (2007). Consumer antibacterial soaps: Effective or just risky? Clinical Infectious Diseases 45, 137-147. Bello, A., & Peteroy-Kelly, M.A. (2007). The relationship between triclosan antimicrobial product usage and the susceptibility of the staphylococci to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin. Bios, 78(2), 51-57.