A new disinfectant. Issue 4 (July 1966)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ross, Philip W.
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical pathology. Volume 19:Issue 4(1966)
• Page Start: 318
• Page End: 320
• Publication Date: 1966-07
• Subjects: Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; 616.0705
• DOI: 10.1136/jcp.19.4.318
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9746

Abstract

Abstract : Qualitative and quantitative tests have been carried out to assess the value of Cidex 1, a glutaraldehyde solution, as a disinfectant. Most of the tests were qualitative and were carried out in conditions as closely resembling those found in hospital practice as possible. Recently used anaesthetic equipment, catheters, and a cystoscope, which had been artificially contaminated with suspensions of Staph. aureus, Ps. pyocyanea, and Esch. coli, were used in the tests. The results show Cidex to be a useful disinfectant with a valuable potential in disinfecting hospital articles which, due to their perishable nature or the fragility of component parts, cannot be treated by physical means.