RT Book, Section
A1 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Anderson, Ilene B.
A2 Benowitz, Neal L.
A2 Blanc, Paul D.
A2 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Kearney, Thomas E.
A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2 Wu, Alan H. B.
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ID 1174605126
T1 ANTISEPTICS AND DISINFECTANTS
T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839792
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174605126
RD 2024/10/06
AB Antiseptics  are  applied  to  living  tissue  to  kill  or  prevent  the  growth  of  microorganisms.  Disinfectants  are  applied  to  inanimate  objects  to  destroy  pathogenic  microorganisms.  Despite  the  lack  of  rigorous  evidence  that  they  prevent  infection,  they  are  used  widely  in  households,  the  food  industry,  and  hospitals.  This  chapter  describes  toxicity  caused  by  chlorhexidine,  glutaraldehyde,  hexylresorcinol,  hydrogen  peroxide,  ichthammol,  and  potassium  permanganate.  These  agents  are  often  used  as  dilute  solutions  that  usually  cause  little  or  no  toxicity.  Hexylresorcinol  is  commonly  found  in  throat  lozenges.  Ichthammol  is  found  in  many  topical  salves.  Descriptions  of  the  toxicity  of  other  antiseptics  and  disinfectants  appear  elsewhere  in  this  book,  including  the  following:  hypochlorite,  iodine,  isopropyl  alcohol,  mercurochrome,  phenol,  and  pine  oil  (Hydrocarbons).