Chlorhexidine Chlorhexidine is still widely used as an antiseptic for hand washing, as a surgical scrub and as a navel dip for foals and wound irrigation. Discovered in the late 1940s, chlorhexidine showed rapid bactericidal activity against various nonspore-producing bacteria by damaging the outer ...
It has strong oxidizing properties and is therefore a powerful bleaching agent that is mostly used for bleaching paper but has also found use as a disinfectant and as an oxidizer. Hydrogen peroxide in the form of carbamide peroxide is widely used for tooth whitening (bleaching), both in ...
slightly more viscous than water. It is a weak acid. It has strong oxidizing properties and is therefore a powerful bleaching agent that is mostly used for bleaching paper but has also found use as a disinfectant and as an oxidizer. Hydrogen peroxide in the form of carbamide peroxide is wide...
The food industry commonly uses chlorine compounds such as chlorhexidine and benzalkonium chloride as disinfectants. However, the resistance of some L. monocytogenes isolates to these compounds has been described by Soumet et al. [156]. To this effect, Popowska et al. [157] analyze a total of...
The food industry commonly uses chlorine compounds such as chlorhexidine and benzalkonium chloride as disinfectants. However, the resistance of some L. monocytogenes isolates to these compounds has been described by Soumet et al. [156]. To this effect, Popowska et al. [157] analyze a total of...