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. 1987 Oct;25(10):2010-1.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.10.2010-2011.1987.

Effect of decontamination procedures on recovery of Nocardia spp

P R Murray  1 , R L Heeren, A C Niles
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Effect of decontamination procedures on recovery of Nocardia spp

P R Murray et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1987 Oct.

Abstract

Exposure to 0.5% N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), 2% NaOH-NAC, or benzalkonium chloride in trisodium phosphate (Zephiran-TSP) was toxic for Nocardia isolates. The number of viable Nocardia cells in a standardized suspension was reduced by 10(2) to 10(6) after a 30-min exposure to 2% NaOH-NAC and by 10(4) or more after a 30-min treatment with Zephiran-TSP.

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