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. 1986 Jan;7(1):60-7.
doi: 10.1016/0195-6701(86)90027-7.

A carrier method for the assessment of the effectiveness of disinfectants against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A Lind, M Lundholm, G Pedersen, V Sundaeus, P Wåhlén

A carrier method for the assessment of the effectiveness of disinfectants against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A Lind et al. J Hosp Infect. 1986 Jan.

Abstract

A method for testing the effect of disinfectants against Mycobacterium tuberculosis was developed using glass slide carriers contaminated with Myco. tuberculosis from spleens of guinea-pigs. The method was found to be useful although a greater number of colony forming units, permitting calculation of a reduction factor in the range of 10(5), is desirable. In tests with various disinfectants, alcohols were the most effective agents against Myco. tuberculosis.

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