title: 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.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: AKimitsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akamine
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takemori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekimizu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds; D004202:Disinfectants