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| Citation | 8502 | 4519 |
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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF SOME HOUSEHOLD DISINFECTANTS ON SELECTED HUMAN PATHOGENS IN UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA.
*Obi C. N. and Onyekaozuru A. O.
Abstract Susceptibility of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi and Candida albicans to each of five selected household disinfectants (Dettol, Izal, Z-Germicide, Jik and EDN® Hand sanitizer) was determined using agar diffusion method. Phenol coefficients were used to compare the effectiveness of these disinfectants against phenol. Jik disinfectant was inhibitory against Salmonella typhi (P Keywords: Bacteria, Candida albicans, disinfectants, phenol coefficient, susceptibility. [Full Text Article] [Download Certificate] |
