Modes of action of three disinfectant active substances: A review

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 456-467

  Wessels, Stephen ^a,c   Ingmer, Hanne ^b  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Kirstinehøj 23 ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Biocide; Disinfectant; European directive; European regulation; Mode of action; Peracetic acid; PHMB; Quaternary ammonium

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOCIDE; CARBON; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PERACETIC ACID; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POLYMER; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOM; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS RESISTANCE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE; BIOCIDE; DISINFECTANT; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; EUROPEAN REGULATION; MODE OF ACTION; PERACETIC ACID; PHMB; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM;

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUANIDINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PERACETIC ACID; POLYMERS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84887824467     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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