Sir,?I should like to hear the opinion of some of your readers about the value of disinfectants. Are they any good at all, or might we not just as well pour our money down the drain? Of course, I think that steam disinfection is very useful, but are any of the other ways of disinfecting any good to prevent the spread of disease, or are they only " eye-wash "? I enclose a stamped addressed envel...

BACKGROUND The study objective was to assess the available data on efficacy and tolerability of antiseptics and disinfectants in treating bacterial vaginosis (BV). METHODS A systematic search was conducted by consulting PubMed (1966-2010), CINAHL (1982-2010), IPA (1970-2010), and the Cochrane CENTRAL databases. Clinical trials were searched for by the generic names of all antiseptics and disi...

To simulate food contact surfaces with pits or cracks, stainless steel plates with grooves (depths between 0.2 and 5 mm) were constructed. These plates were artificially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes in clean conditions, with organic soiling, or after 14 days of biofilm formation after which inactivation of the pathogen by Suma Tab D4 (sodium dichloroisocyanurate, 240 and 300 mg/lite...

2 Due to the extreme caustic nature of sodium hydroxide solution, precautionary measures such as the wearing of rubber gloves, boots, raincoat and goggles should be observed. An acid solution such as vinegar shall be kept readily available in case any of the sodium hydroxide solution should come in contact with the body. not less than 1 pound avoirdupois of sodium hydroxide of not less than 95 ...