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. 1988 Sep;26(9):1884–1886. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.9.1884-1886.1988

Microbial inhibition on hospital garments treated with Dow Corning 5700 antimicrobial agent.

P R Murray 1, A C Niles 1, R L Heeren 1
PMCID: PMC266740  PMID: 3141471

Abstract

We evaluated the efficacy of the antimicrobial activity of cotton-polyester fabric treated with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride (DC 5700), a quaternary ammonium compound bound irreversibly to the material. Significant antimicrobial activity was observed with 58 of 61 gram-positive cocci but with only 1 of 35 gram-negative bacilli and 0 of 5 yeasts. No inhibition of bacilli or yeasts was observed when the DC 5700 concentration ranged from 0.05 to 1.0% or when antimicrobial activity was assayed by the agar overlay bioassay or broth agitation methods.

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