[Evaluation of the antimicrobial effect and toxicity of glutaraldehyde].

The antimicrobial efficacy and toxicity of a solution containing 20 g.l-1 glutaraldehyde was evaluated. All the tested germs of gram-negative microorganisms and of the strain Staphylococcus aureus were killed within 5 minutes, those of mycobacteria within 120 minutes, and bacterial spores in the course of 240 minutes.