[On the bactericidal action of dibromoisocyanuric acid; experiments concerning the disinfection of hands (author's transl)].
The action of dibromoisocyanuric acid (DBI), C12, Br2, trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCI) and chloramine T against Staph. aureus SG 511 was compared. Using the suspension test DBI and Br2 showed the strongest, chloramine T however, the weakest  bactericidal power (Tab 2). Under the conditions of the "Hygienic disinfection of hands" a 0.005 M solution of DBI met the requirements specified in the "Richtlinien für die Prüfung chemischer Desinfektionsmittel" (3. Ed., Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1972), and was comparable to a chloramine T solution containing the same amount of active halogen (Tab. 3). The decrease of disinfection power compared with the suspension test can be attributed to a great error induced by protein.
D001966:Bromine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002713:Chlorine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004202:Disinfectants; D004203:Disinfection; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006219:Halogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000187:drug effects; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013242:Sterilization
D004202:Disinfectants; D006219:Halogens; D002713:Chlorine; D001966:Bromine
Uber das keimtötende Verhalten von Dibromisocyanursäure; Versuche zur Händedesinfektion