Evaluation of sterilizing activity of paraformaldehyde tablets

Authors

  • Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Tamara Iwanow Cianciarullo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Paulo Pinto Gontijo Filho Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Microbiología

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234199102500100083

Keywords:

Paraformaldehyde, Chemical sterilizing

Abstract

Sporocidal activity of paraformaldehyde tahlests was assessed by means of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists technic which is required in Brazil to register this class of sanitizing substances by the Health Ministery. According to this methodology paraformaldehyde showed sterilizing activity at the 3% (3,0 g/cm3) concentration in 3 hour exposure period at 50 °C in the presence of relative humidity.

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Published

1991-04-01

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 1 (1991)

Section

Original Articles

License

Creative Commons License

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How to Cite

Graziano, K. U., Cianciarullo, T. I., & Gontijo Filho, P. P. (1991). Evaluation of sterilizing activity of paraformaldehyde tablets. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 25(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234199102500100083