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Kelsey JC. Use of gaseous antimicrobial agents with special reference to ethylene oxide. THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY 1967; 30:92-100. [PMID: 6045112 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1967.tb00279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Pressley TA. Wool, cotton and hygiene. Med J Aust 1967; 1:550-1. [PMID: 5336864 DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1967.tb21450.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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CREWTHER WG, MCQUADE AB. Disinfection of woollen blanket. J Hyg (Lond) 1964; 62:29-37. [PMID: 14128317 PMCID: PMC2134580 DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400039747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The efficiencies of bactericides in destroying bacteria on woollen blanket were investigated on a laboratory scale. The bactericides were not effective when tested with new blanket; this low efficiency was found to be related to the rapid adsorption of the bactericides by the wool. Pretreatment of the wool with concentrated solutions of bactericides depressed the rate of depletion of the bactericides from subsequent washing liquors with bactericides at customary concentrations, and led to more satisfactory rates of kill (inactivation factors about 106).The test organisms,Staphylococcus aureusandEscherichia coli, were applied to the blanket as a powder, and the relative densities of bacteria on the blanket were determined using a procedure based on maceration of the fabric. The bactericides, 4-chloro-3, 5-xylenol (P.C.M.X.), cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (C.T.A.B.) and bis-(4-chlorophenyl diguanido)-hexane diacetate (chlorhexidine diacetate) were tested in the presence of appropriate detergents.Cultures were kindly supplied by Dr Hildred Butler of the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.
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