Unlocking the Sporicidal Potential of Ethanol: Induced Sporicidal Activity of Ethanol against Clostridium difficile and Bacillus Spores under Altered Physical and Chemical Conditions

BACKGROUND: Due to their efficacy and convenience, alcohol-based hand sanitizers have been widely adopted as the primary method of hand hygiene in healthcare settings. However, alcohols lack activity against bacterial spores produced by pathogens such as Clostridium difficile and Bacillus anthracis....

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Nerandzic, Michelle M., Sunkesula, Venkata C. K., C., Thriveen Sankar, Setlow, Peter, Donskey, Curtis J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503543/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26177038
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132805
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