Chemical biocides are used for the prevention and control of infection in health care,
targeted home hygiene or controlling microbial contamination for various industrial …

This review examined 3655 articles on benzalkonium chloride (BKC), benzethonium
chloride (BZT) and chloroxylenol (CHO) aiming to understand their impact on antimicrobial …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for multiple
hospital-and community-acquired infections, both in human and veterinary medicine. P …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections.
For this study, the susceptibility profiles to antipseudomonal antibiotics and a quaternary …

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 …

Chlorhexidine is used widely to prevent the spread of bacteria in the hospital environment.
However, bacteria are increasingly becoming tolerant to chlorhexidine. Here we …

Abstract Background During the Coronavirus Pandemic, the use of masks has increased
significantly. The lack of control on hygiene protocols and the need to use PPE properly …

Disinfection is a key strategy to reduce the burden of infections. The contact of bacteria to
biocides—the active substances of disinfectants—has been linked to bacterial adaptation …

Background The presence of resistant ESKAPE pathogens to antimicrobials including
chemical disinfectants (ChDs) is a serious threat to public health worldwide. In the present …

Listeria monocytogenes may survive and persist in food processing environments due to
formation of complex multi-species biofilms of environmental microbiota that co-exists in …