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An Investigation of the Bactericidal Effect of Certain Antiseptics and Disinfectants on Some Hospital Isolates of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Melike Tunçay Ekizoglu ,
Meral Özalp ,
Nedim Sultan  and
Deniz Gür
Melike Tunçay Ekizoglu
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Meral Özalp*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Nedim Sultan
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Deniz Gür
Affiliation:
Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
*
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract

The effect of widely used antiseptics and disinfectants on some hospital isolates of gram-negative bacteria was assessed by the quantitative suspension test. Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), savlon (1:100), and 5.25% sodium hypochlorite were tested. Savlon and chlorhexidine gluconate were effective at in-use concentrations and sodium hypochlorite was effective at 1:50 dilution.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , March 2003 , pp. 225 - 227
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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