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Article: Bleach bath can kill bacteria in atopic patients.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
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- Pediatric News
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- March 1, 2005
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WASHINGTON -- Bleach baths can be an effective tool for killing bacteria and helping to clear atopic dermatitis, Cheryl Lee Eberting, M.D., said at a meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.
Experts generally recommend 1/2 cup of bleach in a bathtub full of water or 1/4 cup of bleach in a half-full tub, Dr. Eberting, a clinical research fellow in the dermatology branch at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md., said in an interview.
"The active component of bleach is sodium hypochlorite--the same as Dakin's solution, which many dermatologists have used for years." Dakin's solution is 0.5% sodium hypochlorite, and regular household bleach ...