The antimicrobial activity in vitro of chlorhexidine, a mixture of isothiazolinones ('Kathon' CG) and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 87-111

  Nicoletti, G ^a   Boghossian, V ^a   Gurevitch, F ^a   Borland, R ^a   Morgenroth, P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

'Kathon'; bacterial resistance; cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide; Chlorhexidine; disinfectant bioavailability; disinfectant evaluation; disinfection kinetics

Indexed keywords

CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ISOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KATHON CG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOIL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0027415952     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(93)90014-Q     Document Type: Article

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