Emergence of resistance to antibacterial agents: The role of quaternary ammonium compounds - A critical review

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 381-389

  Buffet Bataillon, Sylvie ^a,b   Tattevin, Pierre ^a   Bonnaure Mallet, Martine ^b   Jolivet Gougeon, Anne ^b  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Microflora; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Quaternary ammonium compounds; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOCIDAL TEST; CO RESISTANCE; CO SELECTION; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOTA; FOOD RELATED MICROORGANISM; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROFLORA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY HABITAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SKIN FLORA; STANDARDIZATION; STANDARDIZED CHALLENGE TEST;

EID: 84859434727     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.01.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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