Insusceptibility to disinfectants in bacteria from animals, food and humans – is there a link to antimicrobial resistance?

Insusceptibility to disinfectants in bacteria from animals, food and humans – is there a link to antimicrobial resistance?

Enterococcus faecalis (n = 834) and Enterococcus faecium (n = 135) from blood and feces of hospitalized humans, from feces of outpatients and livestock and from food were screened for their susceptibility to a quaternary ammonium compound (didecyldimethyl-ammoniumchloride, DDAC) and to 28 antibiotic...

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Main Authors: Karin eSchwaiger, Katrin Susanne Harms, Meike eBischoff, Petra ePreikschat, Gabriele eMölle, Ilse eBauer-Unkauf, Sandra eThalhammer, Johann eBauer, Christina Susanne Hölzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
antiseptic
Enterococci
Formic acid
Disinfectant
Biocide
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00088/full

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