Biomaterial Database

Comparative studies of two preparations containing chlorhexidine and cetylpyridinium chloride. 1979

R M Løberg, and I K Hegna

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011726	Pyridinium Compounds	Derivatives of PYRIDINE containing a cation C5H5NH or radical C5H6N.	Compounds, Pyridinium
D002594	Cetylpyridinium	Cationic bactericidal surfactant used as a topical antiseptic for skin, wounds, mucous membranes, instruments, etc.; and also as a component in mouthwash and lozenges.	Angifonil,Biosept,Catamium,Ceepryn Chloride,Cetamium,Cetylpyridinium Chloride,Cetylpyridinium Chloride Anhydrous,Cetylpyridium,Cetylyre,Dobendan,Hexadecylpyridinium,Merocets,Pristacin,Pyrisept,Sterogenol,Anhydrous, Cetylpyridinium Chloride,Chloride Anhydrous, Cetylpyridinium,Chloride, Ceepryn,Chloride, Cetylpyridinium
D002710	Chlorhexidine	A disinfectant and topical anti-infective agent used also as mouthwash to prevent oral plaque.	Chlorhexidine Acetate,Chlorhexidine Hydrochloride,MK-412A,Novalsan,Sebidin A,Tubulicid,Acetate, Chlorhexidine,Hydrochloride, Chlorhexidine,MK 412A,MK412A
D004202	Disinfectants	Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms. They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)	Biocide,Disinfectant,Biocides
D001419	Bacteria	One of the three domains of life (the others being Eukarya and ARCHAEA), also called Eubacteria. They are unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms which generally possess rigid cell walls, multiply by cell division, and exhibit three principal forms: round or coccal, rodlike or bacillary, and spiral or spirochetal. Bacteria can be classified by their response to OXYGEN: aerobic, anaerobic, or facultatively anaerobic; by the mode by which they obtain their energy: chemotrophy (via chemical reaction) or PHOTOTROPHY (via light reaction); for chemotrophs by their source of chemical energy: CHEMOLITHOTROPHY (from inorganic compounds) or chemoorganotrophy (from organic compounds); and by their source for CARBON; NITROGEN; etc.; HETEROTROPHY (from organic sources) or AUTOTROPHY (from CARBON DIOXIDE). They can also be classified by whether or not they stain (based on the structure of their CELL WALLS) with CRYSTAL VIOLET dye: gram-negative or gram-positive.	Eubacteria