Handbook of disinfectants and antiseptics

Details the current medical uses of antiseptics and disinfectants--particularly in the control of hospital-acquired infections--presenting methods for evaluating products to obtain regulatory approval and examining chemical, physical, and microbiological properties as well as the toxicology of the most widely used commercial chemicals. Discusses formulations that have broad applications for both medical equipment disinfection and antisepsis.

Methods Test Methodology for Evaluation of Germicides, Eugene C. Cole and Richard Robinson A Broad-Based Approach to Evaluating Topical Antimicrobial Products, Daryl S. Paulson Neutralizer Evaluations as Control Experiments for Antimicrobial Efficacy Tests, Scott V.W. Sutton Application Antiseptics and Their Role in Infection Control, Joseph M. Ascenzi Disinfectant Use in Dentistry, James A. Cottone and John A. Molinari Contact Lens Disinfectants, Michael J. Miller Disinfectants and Antiseptics Glutaraldehyde-Based Disinfectants, Joseph M. Ascenzi Chlorine and Iodine Formulations, Sally F. Bloomfield Antimicrobial Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide as an Antiseptic and Disinfectant, Andrea M. Lever and Scott V.W. Sutton, Alcohols for Antisepsis of Hands and Skin, Manfred L. Rotter Chlorhexidine, N.S. Ranganathan Chloroxylenol: An Old-New Antimicrobial, Mary K. Bruch

Joseph M. Ascenzi

Details the current medical uses of antiseptics and disinfectants--particularly in the control of hospital-acquired infections--presenting methods for evaluating products to obtain regulatory approval and examining chemical, physical, and microbiological properties as well as the toxicology of the most widely used commercial chemicals. Discusses formulations that have broad applications for both medical equipment disinfection and antisepsis.