Disinfectant effects on antimicrobial resistance

在各种表面（包括医疗设备表面和医院内）使用消毒剂有助于预防传染病的传播。然而，就像滥用和过度使用抗生素一样，越来越多的证据表明，使用消毒剂可能导致耐药细菌的产生。Virox技术公司与麦克马斯特大学的Andres实验室合作，生产一种具有多项专利的加速过氧化氢（AHP）技术的环保型消毒剂，将研究消毒剂是否促进细菌耐药性，如果是，细菌耐药性是如何产生的。了解细菌耐受和存活消毒的机制将有助于开发更好的消毒剂配方，从而减轻细菌耐药性的产生，为预防传染病提供更强大的防线。

Preventing the transmission of infectious diseases is aided by the use of disinfectants on various surfaces, including the surfaces of medical equipment and in hospitals. However, like the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, mounting evidence suggests that the use of disinfectants may lead to resistant bacteria. Virox Technologies Inc., which produces an environmentally-friendly disinfectant with multi-patented Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) technology, in collaboration with the Andres lab at McMaster University, will investigate whether disinfectants are promoting bacterial resistance, and if so, how bacterial resistance arises. Understanding the mechanism by which bacteria tolerate and survive disinfection will allow for the development of better disinfectant formulations that will mitigate the generation of bacterial resistance, providing a stronger line of defense in the prevention of infectious diseases.