Antiseptic and Disinfectants
• Disinfection
Ø This aims to reduce the number of microorganisms present to a level that is unlikely to cause infection. For practical purposes, disinfection may destroy or inactivate many or all pathogenic microorganisms, but not spores.
Ø It is important to realise that successful disinfection is very much dependent on the number of microorganisms initially present. Therefore, physical cleaning is an important prerequisite to effective disinfection.
• Antisepsis
Ø This term is applied to a process of disinfection on tissue. Only disinfecting agents that are not toxic to the tissue may be used as antiseptic agents.
• Antiseptic and Disinfectants
Ø Antiseptic: A substance that counters sepsis by destroying or inhibiting the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.
Ø Antiseptics are generally applied to living tissues in the form of wet dressings, creams, ointments or other substances that involve prolonged contact with the body.
Ø Disinfectant:
An agent that prevents infection by destroying or removing pathogenic microorganisms.
Ø The term is confined to substances used for the treatment of inanimate objects.
Ø In practice, both antiseptics and disinfectants are used to destroy or inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the vegetative form.
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