What's the difference between antiseptic and disinfect?

Antiseptic


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Antiseptical
  • (n.) A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Microbiological investigations made by membrane filtration method on antiseptics and disinfectants demonstrated that the filtering membranes present very frequently a remarkable antimicrobial activity, even after washing with 300 ml of peptone water according to the guidelines of the Pharmacopoeia.
  • (2) In view of the severe course seen in the presence of any suppurated pancreatic necrosis, it was felt to be of value to treat two patients by the adjuvant use of a new antiseptic tauroline, administered locally and, where appropriate, systemically.
  • (3) Povidone-iodine is frequently used as an antiseptic in patients on chronic dialysis.
  • (4) A procedure is described, topical applications for testing dermal toxicity of antiseptics.
  • (5) Even the Pentagon’s website for the war prefers the relatively antiseptic term “ Targeted Operations Against [Isis] Terrorists ”.
  • (6) Prematurity is shown to be a necessary prerequisite for central nervous system vacuolation to occur during routine antiseptic skin care of newborn infants with 3% hexachlorophene emulsions.
  • (7) Lister, a Scottish surgeon, was the first physician to apply the germ theory to clinical practice and developed the techniques of antiseptic surgery and wound care, resulting in dramatic reductions in surgical mortality.
  • (8) Four antiseptic solutions commonly used for operative preparation were tested to determine thrir potential for sterilizing the external auditory canal.
  • (9) They are very sensitive to the antiseptic agents currently used to purify drinking water.
  • (10) Blood collection for culture purposes must preferably involve alcohol as an antiseptic for cleaning donor skin or suitable receptacles.
  • (11) In development of the wound infection it seems rational to accomplish an active drainage of the wound with local and general administration of massive doses of specific antibiotics, proteolytic enzymes, antiseptics and then to close a vascular graft by viable tissues.
  • (12) The influence of four antiseptic solutions on some dental materials was examined in this study.
  • (13) April 21, 1971 for cosmetics, changed in order to apply it to antiseptics.
  • (14) A new topical antiseptic agent, 5 per cent polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine (PVP-I) cream, with altered physicochemical properties, incorporated in a different carrier base has proved in vivo to be more effective in controlling burn wound infections than 10 per cent PVP-I ointment.
  • (15) The contamination rate was not influenced by the antiseptic procedure, and corresponded to the accepted percentage reported in most other studies.
  • (16) The material passed through an antiseptic bath (liquid-lock) of I per 100 quaternary ammonium in water.
  • (17) Pseudomonas cepacia is also resistant for many antiseptics.
  • (18) The technique has been tried with 176 anaerobe strains isolated from maxillofacial purulent foci from 76 patients; sensitivities to 42 antibiotics and antiseptics have been tested.
  • (19) This study examined two interdependent factors: the time taken to wash the hands and the type of antiseptic solution used.
  • (20) An experimental animal model of operative wound suppuration was elaborated to specify rational antibiotic-antiseptic prophylaxis and adequate wound drainage.

Disinfect


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Theoretical findings on sterilization and disinfection measures are useless for the dental practice if their efficiency is put into question due to insufficient consideration of the special conditions of dental treatment.
  • (2) The importance of proper disinfection of such equipment cannot be overemphasized.
  • (3) Its remit was to produce a report on disinfection in endoscopy.
  • (4) Two similar calici agents, San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV) and vesicular exanthema of swine virus (VESV) are susceptible to the virucidal activity of disinfectants of differing formulation.
  • (5) To examine the possibility of prolongation of the standing times of instrument disinfectants, in vitro tests under high albumin exposure and tests in clinical practice were done.
  • (6) Chlorine dioxide disproportionation products, chlorite and chlorate, were not active disinfectants.
  • (7) Microbiological investigations made by membrane filtration method on antiseptics and disinfectants demonstrated that the filtering membranes present very frequently a remarkable antimicrobial activity, even after washing with 300 ml of peptone water according to the guidelines of the Pharmacopoeia.
  • (8) The methodology of microbiological evaluation of disinfectants in permanently being questioned because the laboratorial protocols do not correspond to the real conditions under which these products are used.
  • (9) For the management and prevention of the recurrent ascending infections long-term urinary disinfection and meticulous toilet of the external meatus are recommended.
  • (10) Forty impressions were poured with the disinfectant dental stone and a similar number were poured with a comparable, nondisinfectant stone.
  • (11) Defatting with acetone as part of the regimen for cutaneous disinfection does not improve microbial removal or reduce the incidence of catheter-related infection, but increases cutaneous inflammation and patient discomfort.
  • (12) Aim of the present paper is to verify in a vitro study, the possible disinfection of the toothbrushes with an UV instrument (Dentec 4000).
  • (13) The results of the inactivation studies indicate that in vitro excystation is an adequate indication of G. muris cyst infectivity for the host and can be used to determine the effects of disinfectants on cyst viability.
  • (14) The clorus water disinfecting conventional methods by many reasons are useless, even in urbanized cities.
  • (15) Main active materials in hand disinfectants are the alcohols ethanol, iso-propanol and n-propanol.
  • (16) Nurses were most often sensitized to penicillins and, of the disinfectants, formaldehyde was the commonest cause of occupational dermatitis.
  • (17) Prophylactic measures exist--disinfection of the genital tract, elective cesarean section, administration of antivirals and Acyclovir in particular.
  • (18) They want disinfectant and mops, they say, and they have only two delivery kits left.
  • (19) The instrument disinfectants showed microbicidal efficacy up to 12 days at working concentrations slightly increased in relation to the concentrations listed by the DGHM.
  • (20) Autoclavable or heat tolerant rigid endoscopes are now available but flexible endoscopes will not tolerate heat disinfection temperatures.