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Adaptive bacterial response to low level chlorhexidine exposure and its implications for hand hygiene
Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) is commonly used in healthcare, e.g. in skin antiseptics, antimicrobial soaps, alcohol-based hand rubs and oral or wound antiseptics. Aim of the literature review was to evaluate the potential of bacteria to adapt to low level CHG exposure. A maximum 4fold MIC increas...
Autor principal: | Kampf, Günter |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31294043 http://dx.doi.org/10.15698/mic2019.07.683 |
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