Hendry, E. R., Conway, Barbara R. and Worthington, T. (2012) Digluconate and Isopropyl Alcohol Biocide Formulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13 (11). pp. 14016-14025. ISSN 1422-0067
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Abstract
Effective surface disinfection is a fundamental infection control strategy within healthcare. This study assessed the antimicrobial efficacy of novel biocide formulations comprising 5% and 2% eucalyptus oil (EO) combined with 2% chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) and 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) contained within a wipe. The efficacy of this novel antimicrobial formulation to remove and eliminate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli and Candida albicans from steel surfaces was investigated. Adpression studies of pre-contaminated wipes were also utilised to assess their potential to induce cross-contamination between hard surfaces. Furthermore, the bactericidal nature of the EO-formulation was established in addition to time-kill. The EO-containing formulations demonstrated bactericidal antimicrobial efficacy against all microorganisms and did not induce surface cross-contamination. There was no significant difference (p < 0.05) between the 5% and 2% EO formulations in their ability to remove microorganisms from steel surfaces, however both significantly (p < 0.05) removed more than the control formulations. Microbial biofilms were eliminated within 10 min (p < 0.05) when exposed to the EO formulations. Our novel EO-formulation demonstrated rapid antimicrobial efficacy for potential disinfection and elimination of microbial biofilms from hard surfaces and may therefore be a useful adjunct to current infection control strategies currently employed within healthcare facilities.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
Schools: | School of Applied Sciences School of Human and Health Sciences > Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention |
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Depositing User: | Barbara Conway |
Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2012 12:18 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2021 20:22 |
URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/15821 |
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