evaluation of disinfectants

• 2 possible test in evaluating disinfectants

  vivo and vitro
• in this test, it is common to compare the antimicrobial activity of the agent being tested with the phenol

  vitro
• result of this test in phenol is called what?

  phenol coefficient
• test done in artificial laboratory conditions

  vitro
• test done under actual conditions of normal use

  vivo
• influences the antimicrobial activity of a disinfectant

  temperature, length of exposure, concentration, intensity, organism itself, number of organisms, and nature of the one bearing the organisms