Disinfectants and Antiseptics

Antiseptics and disinfectants: activity, action, and resistance.

Antiseptics and disinfectants are extensively used in hospitals and other health care settings for a variety of topical and hard-surface applications. A wide variety of active chemical agents (biocides) are found in these products, many of which have been used for hundreds of years, including alcohols, phenols, iodine, and chlorine. Most of these active agents demonstrate broad-spectrum antimic...

Sensitivity of Providence to antiseptics and disinfectants.

Seventy isolates of Providence were obtained from urinary tract infections in patients from five hospitals. They were all identified as Providence B (Providencia stuartii). A typing system was devised for these organisms based on their production of and sensitivity to bacteriophage and bacteriocins. Using this system, 27 distinct strains were recognized, and it was clear that many patients had ...

Antibacterial Effects of Some Antiseptics and Disinfectants

Antimicrobial effects of six antiseptics and disinfectants were studied against five pathogenic bacteria. Different pathogens responded differently to different antiseptics and disinfectants. Antibacterial effects of the antiseptics and disinfectants were also concentration dependent. Formalin and hydrogen peroxide were highly effective against all the pathogens used while phenyl and iodine wer...

Outbreaks associated with contaminated antiseptics and disinfectants.

Running Head: Contaminated Germicides

MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Chemotherapy: Antiseptics and Disinfectants