Bactericidal Efficacy of a Disinfectant Composed of Povidone-iodine Against Clostridium Perfringens and Mycobacterium Fortuitum
2015
Cha, C.N., Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Republic of Korea | Park, E.K., Kosin University, Busan, Republic of Korea | Cho, Y., Hanyeong College, Yeosu, Republic of Korea | Yoo, C.Y., Gyeongnam Provincial Namhae College, Namhae, Republic of Korea | Tutkun, E., Ankara Occupational Diseases Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey | Kim, S., Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Republic of Korea | Lee, H.J., Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Republic of Korea
Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) and Mycobacterium fortuitum (M. fortuitum) are associated with considerable diseases in animals and human. In this study, the disinfection efficacy of a commercial disinfectant composed to povidone-iodine (PVI) was evaluated against C. perfringens and M. fortuitum. A bactericidal efficacy test by broth dilution method was used to determine the lowest effective dilution of the disinfectant following exposure to C. perfringens and M. fortuitum for 30 min at 4 degrees centigrade. The disinfectant and test bacteria were diluted with hard water (HW) or organic matter suspension (OM) according to treatment condition. On HW condition, the bactericidal activity of the disinfectant against C. perfringens and M. fortuitum was 50 and 80 fold dilutions, respectively. On OM condition, the bactericidal activity of the disinfectant against both C. perfringens and M. fortuitum was 15 fold dilutions. As the disinfectant composed to PVI possesses bactericidal efficacy against C. perfringens and M. fortuitum, the disinfectant solution can be used to control the spread of bacterial diseases.
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