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A respirometer technique for estimating germicidal activity on skin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. C. S. Woodroffe
R. C. S. Woodroffe
Affiliation:
Unilever Research Laboratory, Colworth House, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire
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1. A technique for measuring the antibacterial activity of germicides on pig skin in micro-respirometers has been described.

2. Using this technique the activity of the following germicides has been estimated: 2,2-dihydroxy, 3,5,6,3′,5′,6′-hexachlorodiphenylmethane, 3,4,4′-trichlorocarbanilide, 3,5,4′tribromosalicylanilide, 2,2′-thiobis (4,6-dichlorophenol), Irgasan CF3*, 3,5,3′,4′-tetrachlorosalicylanilide.

3. The results obtained have been discussed in relation to hand-washing test results (Hurst et al. 1960).

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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , September 1963 , pp. 283 - 290
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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