High-level tolerance to triclosan may play a role in <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>antibiotic resistance in immunocompromised hosts: evidence from outbreak investigation

High-level tolerance to triclosan may play a role in <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>antibiotic resistance in immunocompromised hosts: evidence from outbreak investigation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background and methods</p> <p><it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>is a major infectious threat to immunocompromised patients. We recently reported a fatal epidemic of multidrug-resistant <it>P. aeruginosa </it>in an onchoematology...

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Main Authors: D'Arezzo Silvia, Lanini Simone, Puro Vincenzo, Ippolito Giuseppe, Visca Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/43

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