Does microbial resistance or adaptation to biocides create a hazard in infection prevention and control?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-205

  Meyer, B ^a   Cookson, B ^b  

^a ECOLAB DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocides; Disinfection; Resistance

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HEXACHLOROPHENE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IODOPHOR; POVIDONE IODINE; PROPANOL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTISEPSIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77957665980     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.05.020     Document Type: Review

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