Observation of soft contact lens disinfection with fluorescent metabolic stains.
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A rapid fluorescent staining method using a tetrazolium dye and propidium iodide for the in-use assessment of disinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms on soft contact lenses showed that 11 to 13% of cells on lenses remained actively respiring and recoverable by culture methods after 30 min of exposure to 3% hydrogen peroxide.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 66 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000