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Reduction in chlorhexidine efficacy against multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Mar 2017
Hayashi M, Kawamura K, Matsui M, Suzuki M, Suzuki S, Shibayama K, Arakawa Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II (IC II) can cause severe clinical outcomes. AIM: Differential evaluation of bactericidal efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) and benzethonium chloride (BZT) disinfectants against IC II and non-IC II isolates. METHODS: Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of CHX and BZT were determined for 137 A. baumannii IC II,...
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