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The antimicrobial activity of phenoxyethanol in vaccines
Author(s) -
Lowe Ingrid,
Southern J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00820.x
Subject(s) - thiomersal , antimicrobial , diphtheria , microbiology and biotechnology , tetanus , corynebacterium diphtheriae , yeast , biology , virology , medicine , vaccination , biochemistry
The activity of the antimicrobial preservatives, phenoxyethanol and thiomersal, were compared in diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (adsorbed) vaccine. Both chemicals were equally effective in inactivating challenge doses of Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive micro‐organisms, as well as a yeast.