Do germs develop resistance to alcohol?
No. While antibiotics and other drugs finely target the intricate working mechanisms of pathogens, alcohol is a solvent that actually dissolves the cell walls of microorganisms. While there are a select few microorganisms that have long been resistant to alcohol (e.g. Sporoform C. Diff.), leading health authorities assert that alcohol is and continues to be the most effective method of rapidly disinfecting the hands.
