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. 1999 Dec;43(12):3042-3.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.43.12.3042.

Increase in resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to beta-lactams caused by mutations conferring resistance to benzalkonium chloride, a disinfectant widely used in hospitals

N AKimitsu, H Hamamoto, R Inoue, M Shoji, A Akamine, K Takemori, N Hamasaki, K Sekimizu

Increase in resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to beta-lactams caused by mutations conferring resistance to benzalkonium chloride, a disinfectant widely used in hospitals

N AKimitsu et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1999 Dec.
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