Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance is now recognized as a major threat to public health and is considered to be the reason for the next global pandemic [1].The emergence of resistance to antimicrobial agents likely began with the introduction of the first antimicrobial substance, penicillin, which was used to combat microorganisms [2].Now, many study reports are available on multi-drug resistant organisms, even on the microorganisms resistant to almost all the available antimicrobial drugs [3].In such a condition, it was thought that biocides could be effectively used to prevent surface colonization of the microorganisms and thus control their growth and multiplication.In that way, the initiation and spread of the diseases as well as the quantity of use of antimicrobial drugs could be minimized.In recent decades, the use of biocides has been promoted for cleaning and maintaining the sterility of environments in households, healthcare facilities, around patients, animal husbandry, Shibabrata Pattanayak
Author: Shibabrata Pattanayak
Language: English
Subfield: Organic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403044030