Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a new super-oxidized water, Sterilox, for the disinfection of endoscopes

J Hosp Infect. 1999 Jan;41(1):59-70. doi: 10.1016/s0195-6701(99)90038-5.

Abstract

The antimicrobial activity of a new super-oxidized water, Sterilox, has been tested against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare, Mycobacterium chelonae, Escherichia coli (including type O157), Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis var niger spores, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, poliovirus type 2 and human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1. Under clean conditions, freshly generated Sterilox was found to be highly active against all these micro-organisms giving a 5 log10 (99.999%) or greater reduction in two minutes or less.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Disinfectants / pharmacology*
  • Endoscopes / microbiology*
  • Endoscopes / virology*
  • Equipment Contamination*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects
  • Hydrogen Peroxide*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / statistics & numerical data
  • Oxidants / pharmacology*
  • Poliovirus / drug effects
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Disinfectants
  • Oxidants
  • superoxidized water
  • Hydrogen Peroxide