Semiautomated microbiological method for the assay of quaternary ammonium compounds.
A semiautomated method has been developed for quantitatively assaying the activity of detergent disinfectants. Automation permitted a high level of reproducibility, which in turn allowed a meaningful comparison between the activities of some types of quaternary ammonium compounds.
D001331:Automation; D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000592:standards*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004341:Drug Evaluation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects
D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds