Disinfectants

Known as: DISINFECTANT, MEDICAL DEVICES, Disinfectant 
Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying… (More)
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2018
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2018
Antibiotic-Resistance Genes in Waste Water.
Waste water and waste water treatment plants can act as reservoirs and environmental suppliers of antibiotic resistance. They… (More)
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2010
2010
Mechanisms of Escherichia coli inactivation by several disinfectants.
The objective of this study was to elucidate dominant mechanisms of inactivation, i.e. surface attack versus intracellular attack… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Comparison of disinfection byproduct formation from chlorine and alternative disinfectants.
Seven diverse natural waters were collected and treated in the laboratory under five oxidation scenarios (chlorine, chloramine… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Inactivation of enteric microorganisms with chemical disinfectants, UV irradiation and combined chemical/UV treatments.
The relative disinfection efficiencies of peracetic acid (PAA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) against… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Household based treatment of drinking water with flocculant-disinfectant for preventing diarrhoea in areas with turbid source water in rural western Kenya: cluster randomised controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE To compare the effect on prevalence of diarrhoea and mortality of household based treatment of drinking water with… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Contamination, disinfection, and cross-colonization: are hospital surfaces reservoirs for nosocomial infection?
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Despite documentation that the inanimate hospital environment (e.g., surfaces and medical equipment) becomes contaminated with… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Fungicidal effects of chemical disinfectants, UV light, desiccation and heat on the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
The efficacy of a number of disinfection treatments was tested on in vitro cultures of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Frequency of disinfectant resistance genes and genetic linkage with beta-lactamase transposon Tn552 among clinical staphylococci.
A total of 61 strains of Staphylococcus aureus and 177 coagulase-negative staphylococcal strains were isolated from the blood of… (More)
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1996
1996
Cavity disinfectants and dentin bonding.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect on microleakage of two disinfectants, one chlorhexidine based and the other… (More)
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1990
Highly Cited
1990
Effects of ozone, chlorine dioxide, chlorine, and monochloramine on Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst viability.
Purified Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts were exposed to ozone, chlorine dioxide, chlorine, and monochloramine. Excystation and… (More)
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