An improved technique for the decontamination of barrier units contaminated with Bacillus piliformis strains of rat origin

Abstract

Desinfection of animal units is normally based on the use of aldehydes as desinfectants. This article describes a technique for desinfection of animal units in which the use of glutaraldehyde is supplemented with the use of heat and peracetic acid.
This method is, in contrast to the use of aldehydes alone, effective against spores of Bacillus piliformis of rat origin, which is in accordance with in vitro investigations.