Polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride-based disinfectant: a novel tool to fight meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and nosocomial infections

K. Oulé, Mathias; Azinwi, Richard; Bernier, Anne-Marie; Kablan, Tano; Maupertuis, Anne-Marie; Mauler, Stephanie; Koffi Nevry, Rose; Dembélé, Korami; Forbes, Lorraine; Diop, Lamine

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.2008/003350-0

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Polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride-based disinfectant: a novel tool to fight meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and nosocomial infections

Published in Journal of Medical Microbiology • Nov 19, 2008

Authors:

Mathias K. Oulé

Richard Azinwi

Anne-Marie Bernier

Abstract

Polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride (PHMGH), an antimicrobial biocide of the guanidine family, was tested for efficacy against quality-control strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella choleraesuis, meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and Escherichia coli. Bacteric...

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Disinfectant

Staphylococcus aureus

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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