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Scientific Publications > Microbial Resistance

Microbial Resistance

Studies on the relationship between use of antimicrobial/antibacterial products and development of reduced susceptibility to antimicrobials/antibiotics

 Mechanisms of action of microbicides commonly used in infection prevention and control

Gerba CP

04/05/2026

Hospitalizations among family members increase the risk of MRSA infection in a household

et al., Miller AC

01/10/2024

How biofilm changes our understanding of cleaning and disinfection

Centeleghe I, J-Y Maillard

07/09/2024

Sustainable application of biocides to promote hygiene and minimize antimicrobial resistance

et al., McBain AJ, willmott T

04/08/2024

Repeat-exposure in vitro protocol to assess the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) development from use of personal care products: Case study using an antibacterial liquid handwash

Parker MD, Shepherd JA

27/11/2023

Plugging the leaks: antibiotic resistance at human–animal interfaces in low-resource settings

et al., Nadimpali ML

01/06/2023

Comparative analysis of Salmonella susceptibility and tolerance to the biocide chlorhexidine identifies a complex cellular defense network

Burgess CM, Condell O, Fanning S, Finn S, Händler K, Hinton JC, Nally JE, Power KA, Renaut J, Sergeant K, Sheridan A

19/12/2014

Is reduced susceptibility to disinfectants and antiseptics a risk in healthcare settings? A point/counterpoint review

Harbarth S, Horner C, Tuan Soh S, Wilcox MH

11/08/2014

In vivo evolution of antimicrobial resistance in a series of Staphylococcus aureus patient isolates: the entire picture or a cautionary tale?

Bentley SD, Cooper MA, Espedido BA, Gosbell IB, Grimmond SM, Holden MT, Jensen SO, Steen JA, Van Hal SJ

19/02/2014

Evaluation of epidemiological cut-off values indicates that biocide resistant subpopulations are uncommon in natural isolates of clinically-relevant microorganisms.

Coque T, Curiao T, Kalkanci A, Knight D, Martinez JL; BIOHYPO Consortium, Morrissey I, Oggioni MR

19/01/2014

Co-Transfer of Resistance to High Concentrations of Copper and First-Line Antibiotics Among Enterococcus From Different Origins (Humans, Animals, the Environment and Foods) and Clonal Lineages

Antunes P, Barros M, Campos J, Coque TM, Freitas AR, Novais C, Peixe L, Silveira E

15/12/2013

Special Eurobarometer: Use of Antibiotics Declining in the European Union but Much Work Still Needed

Eurosurveillance Editorial Team

21/11/2013

Isolation, Pathogenicity and Disinfection of Staphylococcus Aureus Carried by Insects in Two Public Hospitals of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

Amorim AT, Araújo SP, Campos GB, Cruz MP, da Silva DC, Ferreira LP, Marques LM, Oliveira PS, Santos AM, Santos VM, Sousa DS, Souza SG, Timenetsky J, Yatsuda R

08/11/2013

The Use of Machine Learning Methodologies to Analyse Antibiotic and Biocide Susceptibility in Staphylococcus Aureus

Carriço JA, Coelho JR, Freitas AT., Knight D, Martínez JL, Morrissey I, Oggioni MR

19/02/2013

Selection for qacA Carriage in CC22, but not CC30, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection Isolates During a Successful Institutional Infection Control Programme

Cliff PR, Edgeworth JD, Halligan EP, Otter JA, Patel A, Tosas O

03/01/2013

Long-Term Fecal Carriage in Infants and Intra-Household Transmission of CTX-M-15-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Following a Nosocomial Outbreak

Löhr IH, Naseer U, Natås OB, Oymar K, Rettedal S, Sundsfjord A

03/01/2013

10-Fold increase (2006-11) in the rate of healthy subjects with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli faecal carriage in a Parisian check-up centre

Bert F, Bertrand X, Bialek-Davenet S, Danchin N, Gruson C, Leflon-Guibout V, Marcon E, Meiller E, Moreau R, Moyat M, Nicolas-Chanoine MH, Noussair L, Thomas-Jean F

09/11/2012

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with the novel mecC gene variant isolated from a cat suffering from chronic conjunctivitis

Larssen KW, Marstein L, Medhus A, Slettemeås JS, Sunde M

04/12/2012

Antibiotic resistance in triclosan tolerant fecal coliforms isolated from surface waters near wastewater treatment plant outflows (Morris County, NJ, USA)

Middleton JH, Salierno JD

27/11/2012

Industrial disinfectants do not select for resistance in Listeria monocytogenes following long term exposure

Gram L, Kastbjerg VG

23/09/2012

The frequency of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in homes differing in their use of surface antibacterial agents

Dumont T, Levy SB, Marshall BM, Robleto E

03/07/2012

The revolving door between hospital and community: extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Dublin

Burke L, Fitzgerald-Hughes D, Humphreys H

02/06/2012

The role of international travel in the worldwide spread of multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae

Pitout JD, van der Bij AK

01/06/2012

Bacterial stress responses as determinants of antimicrobial resistance

Poole K

22/05/2012

Nosocomial transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Danish Hospitals

Bonten MJ, Bootsma MC, Boye K, Hetem DJ, Jarløv JO, Westh H

20/04/2012

Klebsiella pneumoniae susceptibility to biocides and its association with cepA, qacΔE and qacE efflux pump genes and antibiotic resistance

Abuzaid A, Amyes SG, Hamouda A

11/04/2012

High community faecal carriage rates of CTX-M ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in a specific population group in Birmingham, UK

Eustace A, Hawkey PM, Saluja T, Shabir S, Wickramasinghe NH, Xu L

08/03/2012

The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

Boxall AB, Cross P, Feil EJ, Gaze WH, Hawkey PM, Johnson-Rollings AS, Jones DL, Lee NM, Otten W, Thomas CM, Wellington EM, Williams AP

01/02/2012

In-roads to the spread of antibiotic resistance: regional patterns of microbial transmission in northern coastal Ecuador

Cevallos W, Eisenberg JN, Foxman B, Goldstick J, Hubbard A, Levy K, Marrs C, Percha B, Ponce K, Scott J, Segovia R, Smith DL, Trostle J, Trueba G

28/09/2011

Antibiotic and antiseptic resistance genes are linked on a novel mobile genetic element: Tn6087

Ciric L, Mullany P, Roberts AP

03/08/2011

Effect of higher minimum inhibitory concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in clinical E. coli isolates on antibiotic susceptibilities and clinical outcomes

Bonnaure-Mallet M, Branger B, Buffet-Bataillon S, Cormier M, Jolivet-Gougeon A

31/07/2011

Investigation of antibiotic and antibacterial susceptibility and resistance in Staphylococcus from the skin of users and nonusers of antibacterial wash products in home environments.

Addison RM, Cole EC, Dulaney PD, Guffey AM, Leese KE, Madanat HM

01/01/2011

Correlation between reduced susceptibility to disinfectants and multidrug resistance among clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species

et al, Kawamura-Sato K, Kondo T, Wachino JI

24/06/2010

The use of quaternary ammonium disinfectants selects for persisters at high frequency from some species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria and may be associated with outbreaks of soft tissue infections

Cortesia C, de Waard JH, Lopez GJ, Takiff HE

01/02/2010

Does microbial resistance or adaptation to biocides create a hazard in infection prevention and control?

Cookson B, Meyer B

01/02/2010

Triclosan – an update

Baillie S, Collier PJ, Haddadin RNS, Saleh S

01/02/2010

The impact of household transmission on duration of outpatient colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Hu B, Lautenbach E, Nachamkin I, Tolomeo P, Zaoutis TE

29/01/2010

Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of benzalkonium chloride on the competitiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown in continuous culture.

Fleming GT, Mc Cay PH, Ocampo-Sosa AA

08/10/2009

Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of benzalkonium chloride on the competitiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown in continuous culture

Fleming GT, Mc Cay PH, Ocampo-Sosa AA

08/10/2009

Role of porins in the susceptibility of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium chelonae to aldehyde-based disinfectants and drugs.

et al, Niederweis M, Skovierová H, Svetlíková Z

06/07/2009

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