De la Cruz GR, Villa GM, Calderón JE, Sánchez GM

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ABSTRACT

introduction. In the hospital setting, the appropriate use of antiseptics and disinfectants is critical to prevent nosocomial infections. The most commonly used antiseptics are currently chlorhexidine and ethanol. In this work the anti microbial efficacy and residual action in vitro of these compounds were compared with the three compounds that contain alcohol and concentrates obtained from citrus seeds (CS).
material and method. Two collection strains and four clinical isolates, obtained from blood cultures of patients hospitalized were tried. The germicide activity was tested according the Mexican norm NMX-BB-040-SCFI-1999, and a modification of the ASTM E-2276 method was used for residual action.
results. The germicide activity of the CS was equal to that of chlorhexidine and ethanol. Of the three CS, one showed a residual action very similar to chlorhexidine.
conclusions. The three tested CS showed a good germicide activity, and with one of them was obtained the same residual action of chlorhexidine.

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