Research Article

Preliminary Study on Disinfectant Susceptibility/Resistance Profiles of Bacteria Isolated from Slaughtered Village Free-Range Chickens in Nairobi, Kenya

Table 1

Respective active ingredients of the tested disinfectants.

DisinfectantsActive ingredients of the disinfectant

Kupacide®Glutaraldehyde 15% v/v; benzalkonium chloride 10% v/v
Th4+®Didecyl dimethyl ammonium HCl 18.75 gram; dioctyl dimethyl ammonium HCl 18.75 g; octyl decyldimethyl ammonium HCl 37.5 gram; alkyl dimethyl ammonium HCl 50 gram; and glutaraldehyde 62.50 gram
Noro cleanse®Glutaraldehyde 15% w/v; coco-benzyl-dimethyl-ammonium chloride (QAC) 10% w/v
Dettol®Chloroxylenol 4.8%
Savlon®Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.3 gram; cetrimide 3.0 gram; N-propylalcohol 2.84% m/v
Jik®3.85% m/v of sodium hypochlorite