COMPARATIVE ANTIMICROBIAL STUDY OF A LOCALLY PRODUCED DISINFECTANT AND SOME COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DISINFECTANTS AGAINST SOME CLINICAL ISOLATES

The main goal of the present study was to determine the efficacy of five routinely used disinfectants and a locally produced one against some selected clinical isolates. The disinfectants used in this study were Roberts® antiseptic disinfectant, Tetmosol® Protect Plus antiseptic disinfectant, Izal® liquid germicide disinfectant, Ivy’s antiseptic®, Dettol® antiseptic disinfectant and a locally produced antiseptic. The test organisms used in this study were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter jejuni and Candida albicans. Agar well diffusion method was used to test the antibacterial activity of the various antiseptic/disinfectant at different concentrations (100%, 50% and 25%) as described by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. The results obtained from this study showed that the test organisms vary in their responses to each of the disinfectant, although all five pathogens were sensitive to Izal® and Roberts® antiseptic at different concentrations. On the other hand, Izal® and Tetmosol® Protect Plus gave…