Chlorhexidine reduced susceptibility associated to tetracycline resistance in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli
G. ROYER, J.-M. Ortiz de la Rosa, X. Vuillemin, B. Lacombe, F. Chau, O. Clermont, M. Mercier-Darty, J.-W. Decousser, J.-D. Ricard, P. Nordmann, E. Denamur, L. Poirel
The paper identifies two distinct mechanisms of chlorhexidine resistance in E. coli: mlaA mutations in vitro and tetA efflux pumps in clinical isolates.
bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology