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The effect of two disinfectants, chlorhexidine and acetic acid, on host leucocytes and bacteria was studied. At a concentration of 50 mg/l, chlorhexidine was found to be bactericidal without interfering with leucocyte function. A concentration of 500 mg/l of acetic acid was neither leucotoxic nor bactericidal. Effects equivalent to the aforementioned were achieved in serum by increasing the chlorhexidine concentration by a factor of 20 and the acetic acid concentration by a factor of 5. Acetic acid reduced leucocyte function more rapidly than it killed bacteria. On the basis of these findings, chlorhexidine is to be preferred for local application in burn wounds to prevent colonisation and infection.
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