edited by Joseph M. Ascenzi

Handbook of Disinfectants and Antiseptics details the medical uses of antiseptics and disinfectants—particularly in the control of hospital-acquired infections—presenting methods for:

• Evaluating products to obtain regulatory approval

• Examining chemical, physical, and microbiological properties

• Examining the toxicology of the most widely used commercial chemicals

Contents

Methods

1. Test Methodology for Evaluation of Germicides
2. A Broad-Based Approach to Evaluating Topical Antimicrobial Products
3. Neutralizer Evaluations as Control Experiments for Antimicrobial Efficacy Tests

Application

4. Antiseptics and Their Role in Infection Control
5. Disinfectant Use in Dentistry
6. Contact Lens Disinfectants

Disinfectants and Antiseptics

7. Glutaraldehyde-Based Disinfectants
8. Chlorine and Iodine Formulations
9. Antimicrobial Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide as an Antiseptic and Disinfectant
10. Alcohols for Antisepsis of Hands and Skin
11. Chlorhexidine
12. Chloroxylenol: An Old-New Antimicrobial

Index

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