Benzalkonium chlorides: uses, regulatory status, and microbial resistance

B Merchel Piovesan Pereira… - Applied and …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Benzalkonium chlorides (BACs) are chemicals with widespread applications due to their
broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This review …

Impact of benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride and chloroxylenol on bacterial antimicrobial resistance

JY Maillard - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This review examined 3655 articles on benzalkonium chloride (BKC), benzethonium
chloride (BZT) and chloroxylenol (CHO) aiming to understand their impact on antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Staphylococcus pseudintermedius: an undocumented, emerging pathogen in humans

S Bhooshan, V Negi, PK Khatri - GMS hygiene and infection …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The first infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in humans were
recorded in 2006, and is now becoming a concern because of its close similarities to human …

The shock of benzalkonium chloride on aerobic granular sludge system and its microbiological mechanism

Y Tong, P Lu, W Zhang, J Liu, Y Wang, L Quan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are a kind of biocides and surfactants widely
used around the world and wastewater treatment systems were identified as its largest pool …

Investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic diversity among Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolated from dogs in Rio de Janeiro

IM Teixeira, Y de Moraes Assumpção, ACC Paletta… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is an opportunistic pathogen causing a variety of
infections that are difficult to treat, especially because of the development of antimicrobial …

Biocides as biomedicines against foodborne pathogenic bacteria

E Butucel, I Balta, M Ahmadi, G Dumitrescu, F Morariu… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biocides are currently considered the first line of defense against foodborne pathogens in
hospitals or food processing facilities due to the versatility and efficiency of their chemical …

Geographical variations in virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance amongst staphylococci isolated from dogs from the United Kingdom and Romania

OM Hritcu, VM Schmidt, SE Salem… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this study was to compare virulence and resistance factors of mucosal and
cutaneous staphylococci from dogs with pyoderma in the UK and Romania, two countries …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic insights into the emergence and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in veterinary clinics

B Papić, M Golob, I Zdovc, D Kušar, J Avberšek - Veterinary microbiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a common cause of skin and soft tissue infections in
dogs but can also cause infections in cats and humans. The frequency of methicillin …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology and decreased susceptibility to disinfectants in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from intensive care unit …

J Guo, C Li - Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Infection with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is an
increasing problem for critically ill patients. The srains are frequently resistant to all …

Efflux-mediated tolerance to cationic biocides, a cause for concern?

ME Wand, JM Sutton - Microbiology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
With an increase in the number of isolates resistant to multiple antibiotics, infection control
has become increasingly important to help combat the spread of multi-drug-resistant …