Triclosan (TCS) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent that has been added to personal
care products, including hand soaps and cosmetics, and impregnated in numerous different …

Triclosan is a synthetic biocide found in many household products, including antimicrobial
hand soap. Levels of triclosan have been found throughout the environment and in human …

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 …

Multidrug-resistant enterococcal pathogens, especially vancomycin-resistant enterococci
(VRE), are among the pathogens that require new antibiotic innovation. The colonization of …

Chlorhexidine is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used for infection control. Vancomycin-resistant
E. faecium (VREfm) is among the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections. VREfm …

Background. A significant increase in the rate of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
(VREfm) bacteremia at our health service, despite improved infection control, prompted us to …

Enterococci show intrinsic low resistance to a large number of antibiotics (β-lactams,
lincosamines, aminoglycosides and trimetoprim-sulfametoxazol). In addition, Enterococci …

Purpose. In Danish hospitals, the number of infections caused by vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus faecium (VRE faecium) has dramatically increased in recent years. Hospital …

Aims To evaluate susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa veterinary isolates to antibiotics
and disinfectants. Methods and Results Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates collected from …

Antibiotic resistance in clinical settings has been studied from last few decades but the
possibility of development of antibiotic resistance at polluted environmental sites is also of …