Decreased susceptibility to chlorhexidine affects a quarter of Escherichia coli isolates responsible for pneumonia in ICU patients

Intensive Care Med. 2018 Apr;44(4):531-533. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5061-8. Epub 2018 Jan 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
  • Chlorhexidine* / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Escherichia coli* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pneumonia* / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia* / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Chlorhexidine