title: [Determination of antibacterial activity of antiseptic biotextiles in vitro after standard washings].
abstract: A method in vitro is developed for evaluating antibacterial activity of antiseptic "biotextiles". The latter are particular in that they possess remanent antimicrobial properties, given their ability to carry antiseptic molecules. The method has to detect and measure a potential activity, but also point out it's stability. The biotextile and an appropriated control were repeatedly washed, put in contact with reference bacterial strains and subsequently incubated. The survival bacteria are then plated and counted by method of successive dilution. Compared with the controls, all the washed biotextiles presented a significant activity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital de l'Antiquaille, Lyon.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gille
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013784:Textiles
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001672:Biocompatible Materials
vernacular_title: Détermination in vitro de l'activité antibactérienne de biotextiles antiseptiques après lavages standardisés.