A non-antimicrobial soap was benchmarked against 2 reference soaps for microbial removal and skin compatibility, key factors in soap effectiveness and usage. The non-antimicrobial test soap removed more Staphylococcus aureus (P = .024) when applied to nonwetted hands and showed no difference in skin barrier function compared with the reference soaps (P = .736).

Bingham J, Cartner TJ, Mays Suko PA, Leslie RA. Multifactor Assessment of Non-Antimicrobial Soap Performance. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019;6(5):ofz151. Published 2019 Mar 20. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofz151

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