Suitable auris-acceptable preservatives for use in a formulation or composition disclosed herein include, but are not limited to benzoic acid, boric acid, p-hydroxybenzoates, benzyl alcohol, lower alkyl alcohols (e.g., ethanol, butanol or the like), quaternary compounds, stabilized chlorine dioxide, mercurials, such as merfen and thimerosal, mixtures of the foregoing and the like
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The lack of association is in contrast with the overall results reported by another study [17], but consistent with the observation reported by 2 out of the 3 sites in that study