Effect of Antibacterial Home Cleaning and Handwashing Products on Infectious Disease Symptoms

  1. Elaine L. Larson, PhD;
  2. Susan X. Lin, DrPH;
  3. Cabilia Gomez-Pichardo, MD; and
  4. Phyllis Della-Latta, PhD
  1. From Columbia University and Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
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      Figure 1. Profile of randomized, clinical trial.
    2. Figure 2. Poisson regression is adjusted for the number of children younger than 6 years of age, the number of people who rated their health as poor or fair or who had chronic conditions, the size of the household, and the number of people who spent 40 hours or more outside of the house per week. The incidence density ratio comparing the number of infectious disease symptoms in the 2 treatment groups was 0.96 (CI, 0.82 to 1.12).
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      Figure 2. Poisson regression is adjusted for the number of children younger than 6 years of age, the number of people who rated their health as poor or fair or who had chronic conditions, the size of the household, and the number of people who spent 40 hours or more outside of the house per week. The incidence density ratio comparing the number of infectious disease symptoms in the 2 treatment groups was 0.96 (CI, 0.82 to 1.12). Percentage of households with infectious disease symptoms for each household-month.

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    • Summaries for Patients:Use of Household Cleaning Products with Antibacterial Ingredients Did Not Reduce Symptoms of Infection Ann Intern Med March 2, 2004 140:I-30
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    1. Ann Intern Med March 2, 2004 vol. 140 no. 5 321-329
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