The effect of exposure to chlorhexidine residues at "during use" concentrations on antimicrobial susceptibility profile, efflux, conjugative plasmid transfer and metabolism of Escherichia coli.

In conclusion, E. coli phenotype responses to CHX exposure are concentration dependent, with realistic residual CHX concentrations resulting in stable clinical cross-resistance to antibiotics. PMID: 32928737 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32928737?dopt=Abstract

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy - September 13, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wesgate R, Fanning S, Hu Y, Maillard JY Tags: Antimicrob Agents Chemother Source Type: research