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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Which of the following is an impoant disinfectant on account of effectively destroying gram positive and gram negative bacteria, viruses and even spores at low pH levels?
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The correct answer is  Chlorine is used commonly as hypochlorites chlorine and hypochlorite are markedly bactericidal. They have a wide spectrum of action against viruses. The organic chloramines are used as antiseptics for dressing wounds REF:Ananthanarayan & Panicker's Textbook of Microbiology 9th edition pg no:35