Sensitivities to biocides and distribution of biocide resistance genes in quaternary ammonium compound tolerant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in a teaching hospital

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 403-409

  Liu, Qingzhong ^a   Liu, Meina ^b   Wu, Qing ^b   Li, Chao ^b   Zhou, Tieli ^b   Ni, Yuxing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; POVIDONE IODINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QACA GENE; QACB GENE; QACG; QACH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POVIDONE-IODINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 72149130918     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540902856545     Document Type: Article

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