Best Over The Counter Treatment Identified To Reduce Deadly Staph Infections

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One type of over-the-counter product for topical wound care is more effective than others in killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, or MRSA, which is potentially deadly and in recent years has moved from its historic hospital setting to a much broader public concern. A new laboratory study indicates that many antibacterial products have some value, but a product made with benzethonium chloride kills common types of non-hospital - or "community associated" - MRSA bacteria better than other compounds. Clinical studies to confirm the results are needed, experts say. The findings were presented at a meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, by David Bearden, a clinical associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University.