Disinfectants play an important role in the daily routine of many of our colleagues.
In a breeding environment, veterinary practice or research facility, the purpose of a quality disinfectant can not be overstated. It appears that in many situations compromises are being made thereby maintaining a less than optimum level of decontamination. The reason seems to be an inadequate knowledge of current product capabilities, and part of this problem stems from a lack of detailed specific product evaluation. Many locations actually divide their usage between two products, bleach and chlorhexidine. Routine cleaning was done with chlorhexidine, and bleach at twenty to one dilution was used where a greater margin of efficacy was required.