Prevalence of antiseptic-resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci colonising nurses and the general population in Hong Kong

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-117

  Zhang, M ^a   O'Donoghue, M M ^a   Ito, T ^b   Hiramatsu, K ^b   Boost, M V ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiseptic; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Qac genes; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CEFOXITIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 79955951622     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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