title: [A microbiological investigation of the effectiveness of Micro Megas E-spray].
abstract: The disinfecting effect of Micro Megas E-spray was tested using a microbiological technique which also included a practical test. Contra-angels and straight handpieces which were sprayed after being used for treatment on patients, and then dried and incubated in a liquid medium, showed a marked growth of microorganisms. The spray had a weak and barely significant growth inhibiting effect on contaminated, simulated instrument surfaces. using Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus as test bacteria. It is concluded that the spray is not suitable for distinfection of contra-angels and straight handpieces.
mesh_terms: D000433:1-Propanol; D000336:Aerosols; D004003:Dichlorophen / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000592:standards*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010636:Phenols; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D004202:Disinfectants; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010636:Phenols; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D000433:1-Propanol; D004003:Dichlorophen
vernacular_title: En mikrobiologisk undersøkelse av effektiviteten av Micro-Megas E-spray