| susceptibility to chlorhexidine amongst multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of staphylococcus epidermidis from bloodstream infections. | the emergence of staphylococcus isolates with reduced susceptibility to chlorhexidine is being increasingly reported. we present an update to a previous report showing the continuing efficacy of chlorhexidine-based infection control measures against staphylococcus aureus over 6 years. in this study, qaca/b genes were screened in staphylococcus isolates collected over another 6 years in the same intensive care unit in scotland where chlorhexidine baths form an essential component of long-term con ... | 2016 | 27230473 |