Culture-independent detection of chlorhexidine resistance genes qacA/B and smr in bacterial DNA recovered from body sites treated with chlorhexidine-containing dressings | Zendy

M. A. Choudhury | Zendy; Hanna E. Sidjabat | Zendy; Irani U. Rathnayake | Zendy; Nicole Gavin | Zendy; Raymond J. Chan | Zendy; Nicole Marsh | Zendy; Shahera Banu | Zendy; Flavia Huygens | Zendy; David L. Paterson | Zendy; Claire M. Rickard | Zendy; David J. McMillan | Zendy

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Culture-independent detection of chlorhexidine resistance genes qacA/B and smr in bacterial DNA recovered from body sites treated with chlorhexidine-containing dressings

Author(s) -

M. A. Choudhury,

Hanna E. Sidjabat,

Irani U. Rathnayake,

Nicole Gavin,

Raymond J. Chan,

Nicole Marsh,

Shahera Banu,

Flavia Huygens,

David L. Paterson,

Claire M. Rickard,

David J. McMillan

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91

H-Index - 117

eISSN - 1473-5644

pISSN - 0022-2615

DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000463

Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , chlorhexidine , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , antiseptic , bacteria , central venous catheter , catheter , micrococcaceae , biology , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , surgery , dentistry , pathology , genetics

Dressings containing chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) are increasingly used in clinical environments for prevention of infection at central venous catheter insertion sites. Increased tolerance to this biocide in staphylococci is primarily associated with the presence of qacA/B and smr genes.

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