The use of quaternary ammonium disinfectants selects for persisters at high frequency from some species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria and may be associated with outbreaks of soft tissue infections

BACKGROUND: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly important as opportunistic infections after major and minor surgical procedures, likely because they are ubiquitous and not effectively killed by many commonly used disinfectants. Outbreaks of soft tissue infections with NTM appeared re...

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Autores principales: Cortesia, Claudia, Lopez, Gustavo J., de Waard, Jacobus H., Takiff, Howard E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20926395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkq366

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20926395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkq366

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