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The Antibacterial Properties of Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate and Sodium Hypochlorite Formulations
Author(s) -
BLOOMFIELD SALLY F.,
MILES GWYNEDD A.
Publication year - 1979
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.1365-2672.1979.tb02582.x
Subject(s) - sodium hypochlorite , candida albicans , chemistry , sodium , mode of action , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry
Disinfection capacity determinations using solutions prepared from effervescent tablets of sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) and from solutions of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCI) indicated high activity against a range of organisms, which represent adequate safety margins for disinfection. NaDCC showed significantly higher activity than NaOCl solution against all bacterial species tested but activity against Candida albicans was similar. Results indicate that differences in activity between NaDCC and NaOC1 formulations are not entirely due to pH effects and that fundamental differences exist between properties and mode of action of the 2 hypochlorite systems.