All of the following are true regarding disinfectants except:: (A) Glutaraldhyde is sporicidal, (B) Hypochlorites are virucidal, (C) Ethylene oxide is intermediate disinfectant, (D) Phenol is bactericidal and readily inactivated by organic matter
Answer is D. Ans.d. Phenol isbactericidaiand readily inactivated by organic matter Ref: Ananthanarayan 7/e p30, 31, 32; Jawetz 24/e p6]Phenols are bactericidal, but these are not readily inactivated by organic matter. Effective againstSusceptible to organic matterDisinfectantBacteriaSporesVirusFormaldehyde+++++++++-Glutaraldehyde+++++++++-Chlorine (hypochlorite)++++/-++++++Phenols++(+)-++/-