Susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant and -sensitive Enterococcus faecium obtained from Danish hospitals to benzalkonium chloride, chlorhexidine and hydrogen peroxide biocides.

CONCLUSION: VRE faecium from Danish hospitals demonstrated decreased susceptibility towards benzalkonium chloride and chlorhexidine compared to VSE faecium, where the use of chlorhexidine is particularly heavy in the hospital environment. These findings suggest that biocide tolerance may characterize VRE faecium isolated in Danish hospitals. PMID: 29134935 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - November 14, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Alotaibi SMI, Ayibiekea A, Pedersen AF, Jakobsen L, Pinholt M, Gumpert H, Hammerum AM, Westh H, Ingmer H Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research