In-vitro activity of active ingredients of disinfectants against drug-resistant fungi.
J Hosp Infect
; 103(4): 468-473, 2019 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31356854
ABSTRACT
The biocidal activities of peracetic acid and ethanol were tested against nine clinical fungal isolates and four reference strains. Ethanol was active (≥4.0 log10 reduction) against yeasts at a concentration of 50% v/v and against moulds at 80% v/v. Exposure times in both cases were 1 min. Peracetic acid was active as a 0.25% solution against yeasts and as a 0.5% solution against moulds; exposure times in both cases were 5 min. Compared with the reference strains, clinical isolates, including multi-drug-resistant strains, showed similar or higher sensitivity to the active ingredients of disinfectants in vitro.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ácido Peracético
/
Desinfetantes
/
Etanol
/
Fungos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article