Tests Prove SNiPER Kills Legionaires Disease Bacteria
Testing Results:
TEST results indicate that Hospital Disinfectant #717100-2 (SNiPER Hospital Disinfectant) has a negative impact on both Leuconostoc mesenteroids and Legionella pneumophila. After 10 minutes of exposure to the product, all challenge organisms were killed in 10 of 10 trials. The positive controls exhibited growth while the negative controls all showed no growth. After addition of each challenge organism to the negative tubes, growth occurred, ruling out stasis.
CHALLENGE ORGANISM
L. pneumophila
L. pneumophila
SAMPLES NEGATIVE CONTROL
No Growth
No Growth
POSITIVE CONTROL
Growth
Growth
LA Testing, Inc
Microbiology Division
10772 Noel Street
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Analyst:
Regina Norman, Microbiology Laboratory Manager
January 31, 2006