Testing disinfectants for efficacy.

Efficacy of the disinfectants and antiseptics used in hospitals

Background: One of the major causes of increasing nosocomial infections is misusing disinfectants and antiseptics in hospitals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of disinfectants and antiseptics using in injections and dressing wards, operation rooms and kitchen of Hamedan hospitals. Materials and Methods: In this study 742 samples were collected before and after disinfect...

US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs Responses to Public Comments on Protocol for Testing the Efficacy of Disinfectants Used to Inactivate Hepatitis B Virus

Antimicrobial efficacy and systematic use of disinfectants

Microbial contamination is of critical importance when it comes to production processes, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. Avoidance of microbial contamination throughout production processes is therefore crucial. However, what are the essentials of an effective hygiene regime? And what kind of hygiene measures are to be taken in order to be safe and effective? This work demonstrates h...

Evaluation of AISI Type 304 stainless steel as a suitable surface material for evaluating the efficacy of peracetic acid-based disinfectants against Clostridium difficile spores

Disinfectants play an important role in controlling microbial contamination on hard surfaces in hospitals. The effectiveness of disinfectants in real life can be predicted by laboratory tests that measure killing of microbes on carriers. The modified Quantitative Disk Carrier Test (QCT-2) is a standard laboratory method that employs American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Type 430 stainless st...

Study of microbial contamination of hospital antiseptics and disinfectants

Nowadays, the prevalence of nosocomial infections are considered as a serious problem in health systems.Use of appropriate antiseptics and disinfectants play major role in the control of nosocomial infections.In this study, we examined microbial contamination of hospital antiseptics and disinfectants and the effectof dilution on their rate of contamination to gain insight into their rational us...

Virucidal efficacy of nine commercial disinfectants against porcine circovirus type 2.

A number of commercially available disinfectants are commonly used on pig breeding farms and are authorised by the French Agricultural Ministry. However, the efficacy of these disinfectants is unknown with regard to the emergent porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). The virucidal efficacy of nine disinfectants was evaluated by testing a suspension of PCV2 isolated in France. The assays were perform...