Frequency of biocide-resistant genes and susceptibility to chlorhexidine in high-level mupirocin-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MuH MRSA)

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 278-283

  Liu, Qingzhong ^a   Zhao, Huanqiang ^a   Han, Lizhong ^b   Shu, Wen ^a   Wu, Qiong ^a   Ni, Yuxing ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Biocide resistance genes; Chlorhexidine; Decreased susceptibility; MuH MRSA

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; MDEA GENE; MEPA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NORA GENE; NORB GENE; NORC GENE; PLASMID; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QACA GENE; QACB GENE; QACG GENE; QACH GENE; QACJ GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SDRM GENE; SEPA GENE; SMR GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUPIROCIN; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84930576397     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.03.023     Document Type: Article

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