According to an Australian study some hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in hand washes and sanitisers. This is allowing infections to take hold in patients and people with low immunity. Isopropyl or ethyl alcohol-based hand rubs and washes are widely used around the world and have cut down dramatically on one type of superbug called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). But researchers have noticed a rise in another kind of bacteria that lives in the gut called Enterococcus faecium and can be spread via catheters ventilators or central lines in a healthcare setting. Researchers found that
