What's the difference between bactericidal and disinfectant?

Bactericidal


Definition:

  • (a.) Destructive of bacteria.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The 0.1 M phosphate buffer eluant was electrophoretically heterogeneous and did not elicit the production of bactericidal antibodies in rabbits.
  • (2) The serum of these patients caused mainly a fall of the bactericidal activity of the leucocytes, and this was caused more frequently by a deficit of the opsonizing factors than by the presence of inhibitor.
  • (3) Depressed PMN chemotactic responsiveness was observed in 17.5% of 97 patients studied, depressed PMN bactericidal activity in 23.3% of 30 patients, and depressed PMN chemiluminescence activity in 15.8% of 19 patients.
  • (4) Serum from piglets of vaccinated sows had no more bactericidal activity than did sera from non-vaccinated sows.
  • (5) Immunized nonvirus-infected animals showed enhancement of pulmonary bactericidal activity for the homologous and heterologous strains in comparison with nonimmunized animals.
  • (6) Bactericidal effects were observed for concentrations as low as 0.025%.
  • (7) Comparison with bactericidal activity of the same sera was done.
  • (8) Whey obtained by acid precipitation or by the application of rennin was devoid of bactericidal activity but was capable of slowing down proliferation of E coli.
  • (9) Bactericidal effects were also demonstrated by benzyl penicillin against Clostridium welchii and ampicillin against Escherichia coli.
  • (10) Since this cytokine has been reported to activate polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) function, the effect of TNF on the in vitro bactericidal capacity of PMN-enriched cultures was determined.
  • (11) The involvement of other bacterial lipoproteins in conferring resistance to the bactericidal effects of complement prompted us to examine this possibility in V. cholerae.
  • (12) The resistance of gonococci in most patients to complement mediated killing by human serum is due to sialylation of their lipopolysaccharide (LPS) which prevents bactericidal antibody from reacting with target sites.
  • (13) None bactericidal effect was observed with each beta-lactamin alone.
  • (14) Ciprofloxacin has a bactericidal activity at concentrations obtained in urine and into lung tissue.
  • (15) Minimal bactericidal concentrations for gram-positive cocci approximated the minimal inhibitory concentrations.
  • (16) Piperacillin, ceftazidime, imipenem, and ciprofloxacin were not bactericidal for three selected P. pseudomallei strains as determined by time-kill curve methods.
  • (17) 38 of 39 strains (97%) of N. gonorrhoeae from Seattle patients with disseminated gonococcal infection were resistant to the complement-dependent bactericidal action of normal human sera.
  • (18) Further investigations demonstrated that chitotriose and chitobiose were also potent inhibitors of the bactericidal activity of the cationic homopolypeptides poly-L-arginine and poly-D-lysine.
  • (19) Depleting normal human serum of antibodies to P6 by affinity chromatography resulted in reduced bactericidal activity of that serum for nontypeable H. influenzae.
  • (20) Despite defective bactericidal function of monocytes, the patient's macrophages killed bacteria normally.

Disinfectant


Definition:

  • (n.) That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.

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.

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