Virucidal efficacy of glutaraldehyde for instrument disinfection

• Main Authors: Brill, Florian H.H (Author), Becker, Britta (Author), Todt, Daniel (Author), Steinmann, Eike (Author), Steinmann, Joerg (Author), Paulmann, Dajana (Author), Bischoff, Birte (Author), Steinmann, Jochen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Glutaraldehyde (GDA) is an active ingredient in many instrument disinfectants and is effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms. In the past, the virus-inactivating properties of these products were mainly claimed based on quantitative suspension tests with different test viruses. Rec...