Cross – resistance between antiseptic agents and antimicrobial agents

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is evolving into a huge public health challenge. The increasing burden of infectious diseases necessitated the increased use of antibiotics which in turn contributed to the growing burden of antimicrobial resistance.1 The global report on antimicrobial surveillance by WHO in 2014 identified major gaps in the knowledge along with paucity of evidence for quantification of the burden of antimicrobial resistance accurately.2 It highlighted the complex interaction between antimicrobial resistance and various environmental and human health factors. One of these factors is interaction between the use of antiseptics and antibiotics. One of the results of such interaction is the development of resistance to antibiotic agents.