       Document 0334
 DOCN  M9610334
 TI    Antiseptics and disinfectants. Current issues.
 DT    9601
 AU    Terleckyj B; Elsinger EC; Axler DA; Pennsylvania College of Podiatric
       Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
 SO    J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1995 Aug;85(8):439-45. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96018474
 AB    The authors address current issues regarding use of antiseptics and
       disinfectants with particular emphasis on the problems associated with
       claims made by manufacturers of various chemical agents. Other issues
       include the efficacy and limitations of commercial products, selecting
       the most appropriate formulation for proper disinfection, especially
       with instruments that come in contact with the patient, and preventing
       or minimizing iatrogenic infections in clinical practices. The authors
       stress that low-level and some intermediate-level disinfectants are
       unreliable because of their narrow safety margin and that chemical
       agents with a high level of activity should be used by all practitioners
       because of multi-drug resistant microorganisms and acquired immune
       deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL  *Anti-Infective
       Agents, Local  *Disinfectants  Drug Resistance, Multiple  Human
       *Infection Control  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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