The document discusses various antiseptics and disinfectants, their characteristics and uses. Antiseptics inhibit or kill microorganisms on living surfaces like skin, while disinfectants work on inanimate objects. Ideal antiseptics/disinfectants are chemically stable, inexpensive, non-staining, active against all pathogens including spores, and have brief exposure times. Common antiseptics/disinfectants mentioned include phenol, cresol, chloroxylenol, iodine, iodophores, chlorine, chlorhexidine, cetrimide, ethanol, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, boric acid, silver compounds, gentian v
2. These are chemical substances which
inhibit the growth or kill microorganism
on living surfaces such as skin & mucous
membrane.
ANTISEPTICS
3. These are chemical substances which
inhibit the growth or kill microorganism
on inanimate objects such as instruments.
DISINFECTANTS
4. Characteristics of an ideal antiseptics/disinfectants
Chemically stable
Cheap
Nonstaining
Cidal, destroying spores as well.
Active against all pathogens
Require brief time of of exposure
Active even in presence of blood, pus, exudates
and excreta.
5. An antiseptics in addition
Rapid in action & exert sustained protection.
Nonirritating to tissues.
Nonabsorbale , produce min. toxicity if
absorbed.
Nonsensitizing
6. Earliest used , reference standard
Protoplasmic poison
Injures tissues & cells at high conc.
Denauration of bacterial proteins
To disinfect urine , faeces , pus.
PHENOL
7. Methyl derivative of phenol
Less damaging to tissues than phenol.
3-10 times more active
Use for disinfection of utensils , excreta & for
washing hands.
CRESOL(Lysol)
8. Phenol derivative
Doesnot coagulate proteins
Noncorrosive, nonirritating to skin
Commercial 4.8% solution used for surgical
antiseptics
Skin cream and soap 0.8%
Mouth wash 1%
CHLOROXYLENOL(Dettol)
9. Pot. permanganate
Purple crystals ,highly water soluble , liberates
oxygen
Action is slow, high conc. cause burns
Used for gargling ,irrigating cavities & wounds
Also used to disinfect water in ponds
OXIDIZING AGENTS
10. Liberates nascent oxygen which oxidizes
necrotic matter & bacteria.
Helps in loosening & removing slough, ear
wax
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
12. Rapidly acting , broad-spectrum agent.
Acts by iodinating and oxidizing microbial
protoplasm
Use for cuts, degerming skin before surgery.
High conc. cause burns.
IODINE
13. Soluble complexes of iodine.
Known as povidone iodine.
Nonirritating, nontoxic,nonstaining & exerts
prolonged grmicidal action.
Used on boils, furunculosis, burns ,ulcers ,
tinea,nonspecific vaginitis, disinfection of
endoscope.
IODOPHORES
14. Rapidly acting potent germicide.
0.1-0.25 ppm kills most pathogen in 30 secs.
CHLORINE
16. Sod. Hypochlorite :
Powerful disinfectant used in dairies for milk
cans.
Too irritant to be used as anticeptics except in
root canal therapy.
17. CHLORHEXIDINE
Acts by disrupting bacterial cell membrane &
denaturation of bacterial proteins.
Nonirritant , more active against gram+ve bacteria
Used in surgical scrub, neonatal bath, mouth wash
& general skin anticeptics.
BIGUANIDES
18. CETRIMIDE:
Detergent action
Cidal to bacteria
Act by altering permeability of cell membrane.
Widely use as anticeptics & disinfectant for
surgical instruments.
QUATERNARY AMMONIUM
ANTICEPTICS
19. ETHANOL:
Antiseptic ,cleansing agent at 40-90% conc.
Acts by precipitating bacterial proteins.
Irritant, should not be applied on mucous
membrane, ulcers, open wounds.
ALCOHOL
20. Use for fumigation
37% aqueous solution is called formalin.
Protoplasmic poison , denatures protein.
Use for preserving dead tissues
Use as antiseptics is restricted due to bad
odour
FORMALDEHYDE
21. Less pungent, less irritant
Broad spectrum activity
2% solution (cidex) use to disinfect surgical
instruments & endoscopes.
GLUTARALDEHYDE
22. BORIC ACIDS :
Weak antiseptics , bacteriostatic
Use for mouth wash , irrigation of eyes , glossitis
Vomiting , abdominal pain , diarrhoea on systemic
absorption.
ACIDS
23. SILVER COMPOUNDS :
Silver sulfadiazine is active against
pseudomonas infection.
Silver nitrate is highly active against gonococci
METTALIC SALTS
24. Gentian violet :
Active against gram +ve bacteria , fungi
Use on chronic ulcers , bedsores , furunculosis,
ring worm.
DYES
25. ACRIFLAVINE :
Active against gram +ve bacteria, gonococci
Store in amber colored bottle.
Nonirritant
Use chronic ulcers and wounds