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Table 9 - Laboratory Disinfectants and Fixatives Effective Against HIV
(adapted from Tierno, 1986)
Minimum Common
Effective Concentration
Concentration to Use
Household bleach (sodium hypochlorite) 0.02 % 0.5 %
Hydrogen peroxide 0.3 % 1-3 %
Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) 30 % 50 %
Lysol 1 % 1 %
Quaternary ammonium chloride 0.08 % 1 %
Nonidet P-40 1 % 1 %
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) 25 % 50-95 %
Beta-proprionolactone 1:400 1:400
Formalin 2 % 4-10 %
Glutaraldehyde 0.1 % 1-2 %
