Use of antibacterial consumer products containing quaternary ammonium compounds and drug resistance in the community

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1160-1162

  Carson, Robyn T ^a   Larson, Elaine ^b   Levy, Stuart B ^c   Marshall, Bonnie M ^c   Aiello, Allison E ^d  

^a Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial products; Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial resistance surveillance; Biocide

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SOAP; TIMENTIN; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTISEPSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEW YORK CITY; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TRICLOSAN;

EID: 54549109151     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn332     Document Type: Letter

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