Low-level exposure of MRSA to octenidine dihydrochloride does not select for resistance [1]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1280-1281

  Al Doori, Zainab ^a   Goroncy Bermes, P ^b   Gemmell, C G ^a,c   Morrison, D ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHÜLKE AND MAYR GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiseptics; Biocides; Mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

OCTENIDINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PYRIDINES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34447545603     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm092     Document Type: Letter

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