Professor Emmanuel Adukwu Emmanuel.Adukwu@uwe.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School and Professor in Applied Microbiology
A comparison of the sensitivity of four Staphylococcus aureus isolates to two chlorine-based disinfectants and an eco-friendly commercially available cleaning agent
Adukwu, Emmanuel C.; Allen, Stuart C.; Phillips, Carol Ann
Authors
Stuart C. Allen
Carol Ann Phillips
Abstract
© 2014 Taylor & Francis. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of household bleach, a sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)-based disinfectant and an eco-friendly cleaning agent (EFCA) on four Staphylococcus aureus strains, including two isolated from community infections. The products were assessed using the suspension (EN 1276) and surface (EN 13697) tests, while biofilm activity was determined using the 96-well plate method. Bleach and NaDCC caused > 5 log reduction in viable counts within 5 min in suspension, whilst on surfaces the reduction was < 3 log. Bleach at 5000 ppm free available chlorine completely eradicated MSSA NCTC 13297 and PVL CA MSSA biofilms within 10 min, but not at 500 and 50 ppm, NaDCC was less effective against biofilms. The EFCA demonstrated no antimicrobial activity. It is of concern that at the recommended "use" dilution, bleach did not eradicate biofilms. Although increasing contact time and/or concentration should improve the activity, this may not be acceptable to the user.
Citation
Adukwu, E. C., Allen, S. C., & Phillips, C. A. (2015). A comparison of the sensitivity of four Staphylococcus aureus isolates to two chlorine-based disinfectants and an eco-friendly commercially available cleaning agent. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 25(2), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2014.903905
Journal Article Type | Review |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 20, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 14, 2014 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Jun 28, 2019 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Health Research |
Print ISSN | 0960-3123 |
Electronic ISSN | 1369-1619 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 115-125 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2014.903905 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1466845 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2014.903905 |
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