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Effect of methodology on the tuberculocidal activity of a glutaraldehyde-based disinfectant
J N Dauendorffer1, C Laurain, M Weber
1Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Nancy, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
|September 3, 1999
Abstract:
Although official guidelines recommend a plate counting method for testing the susceptibility of mycobacteria to disinfectants, manufacturers usually prefer to employ the BACTEC procedure. Data showing that the BACTEC method overestimates the activity of a glutaraldehyde-based disinfectant against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in comparison with a conventional plate counting procedure are presented.