title: A carrier method for the assessment of the effectiveness of disinfectants against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: A method for testing the effect of disinfectants against Mycobacterium tuberculosis was developed using glass slide carriers contaminated with Myco. tuberculosis from spleens of guinea-pigs. The method was found to be useful although a greater number of colony forming units, permitting calculation of a reduction factor in the range of 10(5), is desirable. In tests with various disinfectants, alcohols were the most effective agents against Myco. tuberculosis.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lind
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lundholm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sundaeus
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wåhlén
mesh_terms: D000433:1-Propanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D019840:2-Propanol; D000818:Animals; D002713:Chlorine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D010710:Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002733:Chlorophenols; D004202:Disinfectants; D006878:Hydroxides; C048456:Licoprop; D010636:Phenols; D010710:Phosphates; C048454:Ivisol; C048455:Blisoren; D019800:Phenol; D000431:Ethanol; D002713:Chlorine; C048457:K 644; D000433:1-Propanol; D019840:2-Propanol