Prevalence of antiseptic resistance genes qacA/B and specific sequence types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the era of hand hygiene

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012 Jun;67(6):1549-50. doi: 10.1093/jac/dks035. Epub 2012 Feb 14.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Hand Disinfection
  • Humans
  • Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Molecular Typing
  • Prevalence
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • QacB protein, Staphylococcus aureus
  • qacA protein, Staphylococcus aureus