Benzalkonium chloride effectiveness as a disinfectant against hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA)

• Main Authors: Koyuki Atifa Rahmi, -, Priyo Budi Purwono, -, Maftuchah Rochmanti, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/111370/1/Benzalkonium%20chloride%20effectiveness%20as%20a%20disinfectant%20against%20hospital-associated%20methicillin-resistant%20Staphylococcus%20aureus%20%28HA-MRSA%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/111370/2/Benzakonium%20chloride.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/111370/3/4.%20Email%20acceptance_Maftuchah%20with%20Koyuki%20Atifa%20R_MJM.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/111370/4/Benzalkonium%20chloride%20effectiveness%20as%20a%20disinfectant%20against%20hospital-associated%20methicillin-resistant%20Staphylococcus%20aureus%20%28HA-MRSA%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/111370/; https://mjm.usm.my/uploads/issues/1495/MJM-18-0035%20FINALISED.pdf; http://dx.doi.org/10.21161/mjm.180035
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Aims: Benzalkonium chloride is used to disinfect hospital instruments to prevent nosocomial infection caused by microorganisms, such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There are strains of MRSA isolated from hospitals that were found to be resistant towards benzalkonium chloride....