title: Disinfectant activity against different morphological forms of Helicobacter pylori: first results.
abstract: The pathogenic bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which has infected more than one-half of the world's human population, exists in two morphological forms; the viable helical form and the disputed viable-but-not-culturable coccoid form. Infection by the helical form proceeds through the oral-oral route, while that by the coccoid form, if possible at all, is by the faecal-oral and/or the oral-oral route. The present pilot study addresses the question of disinfectant efficacy against both forms of the bacterium.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene, University of Bonn, Germany. gebel@meb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gebel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vacata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sigler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pietsch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rechenburg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Exner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kistemann
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005976:Glutaral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010865:Pilot Projects
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D005976:Glutaral