It also helps select for survival the strains of the fungus with higher levels of resistance to these chemicals: As the resistant strains become more prevalent, the disease gets harder to control over time. (businessinsider.com)
Long - term use antiseptic soap in bathing critically ill patients to prevent healthcare - associated infections (HAIs) did not cause high levels of resistance in bacteria on the patients» skin, according to a new study published online in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). (sciencedaily.com)
«I didn't expect such high levels of resistance would remain,» says Chénier, whose team will publish the results in the January issue of Microbial Ecology. (sciencemag.org)