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The laboratory evaluation of iodophor disinfectants with yeast suspensions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Claire M. Charley  and
Susanne E. Hayter
Claire M. Charley
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Laboratory, Vanodine International Limited, Eccles, England
Susanne E. Hayter
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Laboratory, Vanodine International Limited, Eccles, England
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The report investigates the variation in results noticed when testing iodophor disinfectants in the presence of a 5% (w/v) yeast suspension.

It was found that these variations were not related to individual iodophor formulations but bore a direct relationship with the storage time of the prepared yeast suspension.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , June 1976 , pp. 349 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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