Efficacy of topical disinfectants.

LDA J

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70119, USA.

Published: July 1998

A comparison of bactericidal activity of two surface disinfectants showed that both were highly effective. The glutaraldehyde-based disinfectant showed higher efficacy on roughed surfaces than the alcohol-based disinfectant. The study used a novel, and generally applicable, method to evaluate the surface killing potential of disinfectants.

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