Increase in resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to beta-lactams caused by mutations conferring resistance to benzalkonium chloride, a disinfectant widely used in hospitals

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found worldwide and is one of the major nosocomial agents. Appearance of MRSA resistant to benzalkonium chloride, a disinfectant widely used in hospitals, has been reported. To determine if the disinfectant might be related to increases in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1999-12, Vol.43 (12), p.3042-3043
Hauptverfasser:	AKimitsu, N, Hamamoto, H, Inoue, R, Shoji, M, Akamine, A, Takemori, K, Hamasaki, N, Sekimizu, K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Benzalkonium Compounds - pharmacology beta-Lactam Resistance Disinfectants - pharmacology Drug Resistance, Microbial Hospitals Letters to the Editor Methicillin Resistance Mutation - drug effects Mutation - genetics Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects Staphylococcus aureus - genetics
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