Could antibiotic-resistant pathogens be cross-resistant to hard-surface disinfectants? (multiple letters)

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 439-441

  Haines, K A ^a   Klein, D A ^a   McDonnell, G ^a   Pretzer, D ^a   Eng, J ^a   Valena, F ^a   Dever, L L ^a   Smith, S M ^a  

^a Calgon Vestal Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IODINE; LYSOL; METICILLIN; OLEATE SODIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYSORBATE 80; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VESPHENE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HEMODYNAMICS; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030864966     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(97)90096-1     Document Type: Letter

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