Antiseptics: A forgotten weapon in the control of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospital and community settings?

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-22

  Payne, D N ^a   Gibson, S A W ^a   Lewis, R ^a  

^a Reckitt & Colman   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; antiseptic activity; community; hospital acquired infections; infection control

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CETRIMIDE; CHLOROXYLENOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; IODINE; METICILLIN; ORGANIC MATTER; POVIDONE IODINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0031777799     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409811800105     Document Type: Article

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