Prevalence of antiseptic resistance genes qacA/B and specific sequence types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the era of hand hygiene

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1549-1550

  Ho, Jennifer ^a   Branley, James ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance epicdemiology; Healthcare associated infections; Infection control

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG TOLERANCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; QACA/B GENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84861174905     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks035     Document Type: Letter

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