High-level tolerance to triclosan may play a role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic resistance in immunocompromised hosts: evidence from outbreak investigation

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major infectious threat to immunocompromised patients. We recently reported a fatal epidemic of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa in an onchoematology unit, linked to massive contamination of a triclosan-based disinfectant. The aim of this study is...

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Autores principales: D'Arezzo, Silvia, Lanini, Simone, Puro, Vincenzo, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Visca, Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22260715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-43

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22260715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-43

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