Antibiotic and biocide resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-291

  Suller, M T E ^a   Russell, A D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Biocides; GRE; MRSA

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CEFIXIME; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLOXACILLIN; DIBROMPROPAMIDINE ISETIONATE; EDETIC ACID; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; NOVOBIOCIN; PENICILLIN G; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRICLOCARBAN; TRICLOSAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; BENZAMIDINES; CARBANILIDES; CETYLPYRIDINIUM; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICLOSAN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033370824     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90424-3     Document Type: Article

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