Table of Contents

Part 1 Methods: test methodology for evaluation of germicides; a broad-based approach to evaluating topical antiseptics and disinfectants; neutralizer evaluations as control experiments for antimicrobial efficacy studies. Part 2 Application: antiseptics and their role in infection control; disinfectant use in dentistry; contact lens disinfectants and test methods for their evaluation. Part 3 Disinfectants and antiseptics: glutaraldehyde based disinfectants; chlorine and iodine formulations; antimicrobial effects of hydrogen peroxide as an antiseptic and disinfectant; alcohols as antiseptics of hands and skin; chlorohexidine; chloroxylenol (PCMX) - an old-new antimicrobial.

About the Author

Joseph M. Ascenzi