Increase in resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to beta-lactams caused by mutations conferring resistance to benzalkonium chloride, a disinfectant widely used in hospitals.
AKimitsu
N
N
Hamamoto
H
H
Inoue
R
R
Shoji
M
M
Akamine
A
A
Takemori
K
K
Hamasaki
N
N
Sekimizu
K
K
D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006761:Hospitals; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009154:Mutation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance
D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds; D004202:Disinfectants