TY - JOUR T1 - A new disinfectant JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 318 LP - 320 DO - 10.1136/jcp.19.4.318 VL - 19 IS - 4 AU - Philip W. Ross Y1 - 1966/07/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/19/4/318.abstract N2 - Qualitative and quantitative tests have been carried out to assess the value of Cidex1, a glutaraldehyde solution, as a disinfectant. Most of the tests were qualitative and were carried out in conditions as closely resembling those found in hospital practice as possible. Recently used anaesthetic equipment, catheters, and a cystoscope, which had been artificially contaminated with suspensions of Staph. aureus, Ps. pyocyanea, and Esch. coli, were used in the tests. The results show Cidex to be a useful disinfectant with a valuable potential in disinfecting hospital articles which, due to their perishable nature or the fragility of component parts, cannot be treated by physical means. ER -