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Antitubercular Action of Disinfectants
Author(s) -
Bergan T.,
Lystad A.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1971.tb01011.x
Subject(s) - action (physics) , disinfectant , toxicology , chemistry , traditional medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
SUMMARY: The antitubercular effect of disinfectants has been tested with adaptations of 2 recently introduced techniques (Kelsey & Sykes, 1969; Bergan & Lystad, 1971 b ). Only the phenolic compounds tested were effective tuberculocides.