A common hospital disinfectant is claimed to be as ineffective as water in killing of a major superbug which infects millions of people globally each year, a study has said. The chlorine ...

A common hospital-acquired pathogen is showing alarming levels of resistance to common cleaning products, according to US ...

The study also identifies effective biocides against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A recent study reveals that a major bacterial pathogen shows extensive resistance to the active ingredients found in ...

They are not adequately inactivated by most common disinfectants, or by most tissue fixatives, and some infectivity may persist under standard autoclaving conditions (e.g. 121°C for 15 minutes). They ...

The strain also has genes for alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases to break down residual alcohol found in common disinfectants ... leading to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

and other hospital-acquired illnesses are becoming more common. As individuals become more aware of the various illnesses ...

diff One of the main types of disinfectant used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not work against a common superbug, according to a new study. Research by the University of Plymouth ...

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread around the world, airlines are turning to tools more common in hospitals ... come to rely on heavy-duty disinfectants, the type which hospitals ...

The researchers describe how these biocides work differently than most disinfectants ... commonly used in Europe as a hospital antiseptic, and chlorhexidine, a common ingredient in mouthwashes.

The researchers describe how these biocides work differently than most disinfectants ... commonly used in Europe as a hospital antiseptic, and chlorhexidine, a common ingredient in mouthwashes.