A New Antiseptic Solution for Topical Application
- 4 April 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 234 (14) , 468-472
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194604042341403
Abstract
THE earliest written records contain references to the use of germicidal agents.1 The standard drug encyclopedias2 list more than one hundred official and nonofficial preparations used for this purpose. The voluminous literature concerned with antiseptics attests to the intense study that has been given this subject, one of paramount importance in the field of medicine.The ideal antiseptic for topical application must be stable, nontoxic, nonirritating and nonallergenic. It must act fairly quickly, yet its action in mixed infections must be relatively long lasting and effective. Its properties should permit its safe application to tissues as different as are the . . .Keywords
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- The Antibacterial Action of Surface Active CationsJournal of Bacteriology, 1944