An assessment of triclosan susceptibility in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

Triclosan is widely used to reduce skin colonization with staphylococci and is incorporated into methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) eradication regimes. Using an agar dilution method, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) to triclosan was determined for 186 isolates of MRSA and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Fourteen isolates (7.5%) were detected with a MIC > or = 1.0 part per million (ppm). There was no...