Disinfectants and antiseptics: mechanisms of action and resistance

JY Maillard, M Pascoe - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Chemical biocides are used for the prevention and control of infection in health care,
targeted home hygiene or controlling microbial contamination for various industrial …

Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens

DMP De Oliveira, BM Forde, TJ Kidd… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial-resistant ESKAPE (E nterococcus faecium, S taphylococcus aureus, K
lebsiella pneumoniae, A cinetobacter baumannii, P seudomonas aeruginosa, and E …

Reduced susceptibility and increased resistance of bacteria against disinfectants: A systematic review

U Rozman, M Pušnik, S Kmetec, D Duh, S Šostar Turk - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disinfectants are used to reduce the concentration of pathogenic microorganisms to a safe
level and help to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. However, bacteria have a …

Carbapenemases: Transforming Acinetobacter baumannii into a Yet More Dangerous Menace

MS Ramirez, RA Bonomo, ME Tolmasky - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of serious nosocomial infections. Although
community-acquired infections are observed, the vast majority occur in people with …

Update on multidrug resistance efflux pumps in Acinetobacter spp

V Kornelsen, A Kumar - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter spp. have become of increased clinical importance as studies have shown the
antimicrobial resistant potential of these species. Efflux pumps can lead to reduced …

Biocidal resistance in clinically relevant microbial species: a major public health risk

E Meade, MA Slattery, M Garvey - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest dangers to public health of the 21st century,
threatening the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases globally. Disinfection, the …

Polyvinyl chloride microplastics changed risks of antibiotic resistance genes propagation by enhancing the removal of triclosan in partial denitrification systems with …

H Dai, J Gao, D Li, Z Wang, Y Zhao, Y Cui - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Both Triclosan (TCS) and polyvinyl chloride microplastics (PVC MPs) were applied in
personal care products, which can simultaneously enter into wastewater. However, the …

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hospital Antiseptics on Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Understanding the Relationship between Microbicide and …

M Betchen, HM Giovinco, M Curry, J Luu, H Fraimow… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii hospital infections are difficult to treat due to the rapid emergence
of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains. In addition, A. baumannii can survive in numerous …

Chlorhexidine resistance or cross-resistance, that is the question

HM Abbood, K Hijazi, IM Gould - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chlorohexidine (CHX) is a widely used biocide in clinical and household settings. Studies
over the last few decades have reported CHX resistance in different bacterial species, but at …

Rescued chlorhexidine activity by resveratrol against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii via down-regulation of AdeB efflux pump

U Singkham-In, PG Higgins, DL Wannigama… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this study was to determine the activity and synergistic mechanisms of resveratrol
in combination with chlorhexidine against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii …