High-level triclosan resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is solely a result of efflux

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-127

  Chuanchuen, Rungtip ^a   Karkhoff Schweizer, RoxAnn R ^a   Schweizer, Herbert P ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DISINFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0037389825     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.11     Document Type: Article

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