Increased usage of antiseptics is associated with reduced susceptibility in clinical isolates of S. aureus
K. Hardy, K. Sunnucks, H. Gil, S. Shabir, E. Trampari, P. Hawkey, M. A. Webber
This study shows increased chlorhexidine use in hospitals correlates with higher resistance in S. aureus isolates, while octenidine resistance was less common and not linked to cross-resistance.
bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2017Microbiology