Some Common Disinfectants

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...

Antibacterial efficacy of disinfectants against some gramnegative bacteria.

The antibacterial effect of 11 new commercially manufactured disinfectants on clinical isolates of Salmonella typhimurium DT104, Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied. The substances tested represented six pure quaternary ammonium substances (QAS) and five QAS combined with other ingredients. The antibacterial efficacy was characterized by influencing the growth of bacteria...

Efficacy of Some Antiseptics and Disinfectants: A Review

Antiseptics and Disinfectants are widely used in hospitals and other health care centers to control the growth of microbes on both living tissues and inanimate objects. Different pathogens responded different antiseptics and disinfectants. Antibacterial effects of the antiseptics and disinfectants were also concentration dependent. Raut Gargi, Vanmali Harshad, Pimpliskar Mukesh

Some Common Poisonous Plants

Stroke by cause: some common, some exotic, some controversial.

See related article, pages 2533–2537 I n this exciting era of stroke prevention and treatment, the stroke neurologist is privileged and obliged to determine with reasonable certainty the cause of every cerebral or ocular vascular event. Investigation must seek evidence for either cardiac, large-artery, penetrating artery (lacunar) or, in their absence, for a growing miscellany of " other " caus...