Table 1.

Embryonic development of decorticated Ascaris suum eggs for 3 and 6 weeks of incubation at 25˚C after exposure to different disinfectants

Types of disinfectants	Duration of treatment time (min)
	0.5		1		5		10		30		60
	3w PIa	6w PIb	3w PI	6w PI	3w PI	6w PI	3w PI	6w PI	3w PI	6w PI	3w PI	6w PI
Ethanol 70%	100 ± 0c	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0
Ethanol 99%	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0
Methanol 70%	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0
Methanol 99%	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0
Povidone iodine 10%	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0
Cresol 3%	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	3 ± 0.9	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0
Sodium hypochlorite 0.02%	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	82 ± 1.3	100 ± 0	2 ± 0.6	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0
Sodium hypochlorite 0.2%	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	15 ± 1.6	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0	0 ± 0	100 ± 0
Chlorohexidin 5%	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	97 ± 0.5	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	82 ± 0.4	100 ± 0	98 ± 0.4	100 ± 0
Tap water	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	87 ± 1.2	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0
Distilled water	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0
Saline	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0

^a3 weeks after treatment with disinfectants.

^b6 weeks after treatment with disinfectants.

^cPercentages of larval development.