Evaluation of room cleaning procedures in a laboratory animal facility.
Animal room cleaning procedures were developed that could be used routinely and economically in this animal facility. Bacterial samples from the floors of rooms housing rabbits, rats and mice provided a useful way to evaluate the effectiveness of the cleaning procedures, and to determine the in-use effectiveness of disinfectant solutions.
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology; D006799:Housing, Animal; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012499:Sanitation / Q000379:methods*
D004202:Disinfectants