Cross-resistance between Antibiotics and Disinfectants in Staphylococcus aureus | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology | ||||
| Volume 27, Issue 3, July 2018, Page 119-125 PDF (240.9 K) | ||||
| Document Type: New and original researches in the field of Microbiology. | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejmm.2018.285600 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Sabrin M. El-Kashef M.Sc; Yasmine Samy Elkholy  
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| Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Disinfectants play an important role in the control of nosocomial infections. Appearance of MRSA resistant to disinfectants used in hospitals is alarming. Objectives: We aimed to detect cross resistance between antibiotics and disinfectants among MRSA and MSSA, and to compare the efficacy of three disinfectants; (Clorox®, ULTRASOL AF ®0.25%, Virusolve +® 0.5%) against MRSA and MSSA. Methodology: Twenty-five MSSA and 25 MRSA isolates were collected from Cairo University Hospital laboratories Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was compared, and susceptibility to the three mentioned disinfectants was carried out. Results: With Clorox, 44% of MRSA isolates versus 68% of MSSA isolates showed no growth. With Ultrasol AF and Virosulve+ 36% of MRSA isolates showed no growth with both agents in comparison to 56% and 44% of MSSA isolates respectively. Conclusions: No relationship between antibiotic resistance and non-susceptibility to disinfectants was found. Both hypochlorite and QACs couldn’t completely eradicate MRSA and MSSA isolates tested. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Staph aureus; Antibiotic resistance; Disinfectants | ||||
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