Susceptibility of clinical isolates of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a hospital disinfectant and molecular typing

The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of 35 resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates to a quaternary ammonium hospital disinfectant. The methodology was the AOAC Use-Dilution Test, with disinfectant at its use-concentration. In addition, the chromosomal DNA profile of th...

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Main Authors: Célia Maria Carvalho Pereira Araujo Romão, Yaisa Naziozeno de Faria, Luciana Roberto Pereira, Marise Dutra Asensi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000500015