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Frequency of Disinfectant Resistance Genes and Genetic Linkage with β-Lactamase Transposon Tn<i>552</i>among Clinical Staphylococci
1 Sept 2002
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A total of 61 strains of Staphylococcus aureus and 177 coagulase-negative staphylococcal strains were isolated from the blood of patients with bloodstream infections and from the skin of both children under cancer treatment and human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. The MIC analyses revealed that 118 isolates (50%) were resistant to quaternary ammonium compound-based disinfectant benzalkonium chloride...
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