Effect of decontamination procedures on recovery of Nocardia spp.
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چکیده
Exposure to 0.5% N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), 2% NaOH-NAC, or benzalkonium chloride in trisodium phosphate (Zephiran-TSP) was toxic for Nocardia isolates. The number of viable Nocardia cells in a standardized suspension was reduced by 10(2) to 10(6) after a 30-min exposure to 2% NaOH-NAC and by 10(4) or more after a 30-min treatment with Zephiran-TSP.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 25 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987