Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections
State of the Art
New Disinfection and Sterilization Methods
Table 2
Disinfectant | Time for 6-log10 reductiona |
---|---|
1.5% glutaraldehyde | 28-36 minutes |
2.5% glutaraldehyde | 14-18 minutes |
0.21% ortho-phthalaldehyde | 4.8-6.3 minutes |
aRange of values from two different laboratories (4).
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