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TitleTypeSourcePublication/Review Date
Correlation between reduced susceptibility to disinfectants and multidrug resistance among clinical isolates of Acinetobacter speciesJournal articleJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy06/24/2010
Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of benzalkonium chloride on the competitiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown in continuous culture. Journal articleMicrobiology10/08/2009
Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of benzalkonium chloride on the competitiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown in continuous cultureJournal articleMicrobiology10/08/2009
Role of porins in the susceptibility of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium chelonae to aldehyde-based disinfectants and drugs. Journal articleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy07/06/2009
Factors Affecting the Reversal of Antimicrobial Drug Resistance.Journal articleLancet Infectious Diseases07/01/2009
Sensitivities to Biocides and Distribution of Biocide Resistance Genes in Quaternary Ammonium Compound Tolerant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated in a Teaching Hospital.Journal articleScandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases07/01/2009
Triclosan-Tolerant Bacteria: Changes in Susceptibility to Antibiotics.Journal articleHospital Infection Society (HIS)07/01/2009
Biocide and antibiotic resistance in staphylococcal isolates from household pets. Journal article18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases04/19/2009
Prior Environmental Contamination Increases the Risk of Acquisition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci. Journal articleClinical Infectious Diseases01/01/2008
How Important Is the Environment in the Emergence of Nosocomial Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria?Journal articleClinical Infectious Diseases01/01/2008
Chloraminated drinking water does not generate bacterial resistance to antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.Journal articleLetters in applied microbiology01/01/2008
A three-year surveillance of nosocomial infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus in newborns reveals the disinfectant as a possible reservoir.Journal articlePathologie Biologie01/01/2008
Changes in antibiotic susceptibility in staphylococci habituated to sub-lethal concentrations of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia).Journal articleLetters in applied microbiology01/01/2008
Distribution of antiseptic-resistance genes qacA/B in clinical isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in China.Journal articleJournal of Hospital Infection. 01/01/2008
Distribution of the antiseptic-resistance gene qacED1 in 283 clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria in China.Journal articleJournal of Hospital Infection. 01/01/2008
Bacterial resistance to biocides in the healthcare environment: should it be of genuine concern?Journal articleJournal of Hospital Infection. 01/01/2007
Efflux pump activity in fluoroquinolone and tetracycline resistant Salmonella and E. coli implicated in reduced susceptibility to household antimicrobial cleaning agents. Journal articleInternational Journal of Food Microbiology11/27/2006
Effects of chronic triclosan exposure upon the antimicrobial susceptibility of 40 ex-situ environmental and human isolates. Journal articleJournal of Applied Microbiology 01/01/2006
Antibiotic use is associated with resistance of environmental organisms in a teaching hospital.Journal articleJournal of Hospital Infection. 01/01/2006
Antimicrobial drug resistance: “Prediction is very difficult especially about the future”. Journal articleEmerging Infectious Diseases01/01/2005
Antibacterial cleaning products and drug resistance. Journal articleEmerging Infectious Diseases01/01/2005
A REVIEW - Clinical significance of emergence of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the hospital environment.Journal articleJournal of Applied Microbiology 01/01/2005
Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus mutants expressing reduced susceptibility to common house-cleaners.Journal articleJournal of Applied Microbiology 01/01/2005
Selection for high-level resistance by chronic triclosan exposure is not universal.Journal articleJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy01/01/2004
Whither triclosan?Journal articleJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy01/01/2004
Bacterial adaptation and resistance to antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives is not a new phenomenon.Journal articleJournal of Hospital Infection. 01/01/2004
Cross-resistance to antibiotics of Escherichia coli adapted to benzalkonium chloride or exposed to stress-inducers.Journal articleJournal of Applied Microbiology 01/01/2004
Live and let dieJournal articleMicrobiology Today01/01/2004
Development of bacterial resistance to several biocides and effects on antibiotic susceptibility.Journal articleJournal of Hospital Infection. 01/01/2003
Spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among household contacts of individuals with nosocomially acquired MRSA.Journal articleInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology01/01/2003
Investigation of antibiotic and antibacterial agent cross-resistance in target bacteria from homes of antibacterial product users and nonusers. Journal articleJournal of Applied Microbiology 01/01/2003
Antibacterial cleaning and hygiene products as an emerging risk factor for antibiotic resistance in the community.Journal articleThe Lancet infectious disease01/01/2003
Biocide abuse and antimicrobial resistance – a cause for concern?Journal articleJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy01/01/2002
Genetic linkage between resistance to quaternary ammoniun compounds and B-lactam antibiotics in food-related Staphylococcus spp.Journal articleMicrobial Drug Resistance01/01/2001
Do biocides select for antibiotic resistance?Journal articleJournal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology01/01/2000
Expanding the role of the infection control professional in the cost-effective use of antibiotics.Journal articleAmerican Journal of Infection Control.01/01/2000
Effect of biocides commonly used in the hospital environment on the transfer of antibiotic-resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus.Journal articleJournal of Hospital Infection. 01/01/1999
Do antiseptics and disinfectants select for antibiotic resistance?Journal articleJournal of Medical Microbiology01/01/1999
Bacterial resistance and topical antimicrobial wash products.Journal articleAmerican Journal of Infection Control.01/01/1999
The challenge of antibiotic resistance.Journal articleScientific American03/01/1998
A series of editorials discussing the issue of antimicrobial resistance.Journal articleBritish Medical Journal (BMJ)01/01/1998