The study was designed to compare the efficacy of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and sodium chloride (NaCl) decontamination method with N-acetyl L-Cystine (NALC) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) decontamination (the reference method) method for the recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) from clinically suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. To evaluate CPC-NaCl and NALC-NaOH decontamination methods, sputum specimens (n = 100) were studied (culturing on Lowenstein-Jensen medium), and the performances were compared. The CPC-NaCl decontamination method demonstrated a sensitivity,...

Disinfectants and antiseptics play a vital role in the infection control. They act as a crucial armament against transmission of nosocomial infections combating disease outbreaks. In-uses test study was done on 100 disinfectants / antiseptics. Samples were taken from the various departments of the MMIMSR, Mullana. Ten ml sample of each disinfectant / antiseptic being used in the hospital were taken and processed by the method of Kelsey and Maurer (1974). Read the test as showing failure of disinfection. If there was growth in more than five drops on the plates. The organism thus grown it...