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cetrimide

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cetrimide [ˈsɛtrɪˌmaɪd]
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(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a quaternary ammonium compound used as a detergent and, having powerful antiseptic properties, for sterilizing surgical instruments, cleaning wounds, etc.
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Noun1.cetrimide - a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant, germicide - an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
cationic detergent, invert soap - a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation


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Upon harvesting, 25 [micro]L of broth was added to 2 mL of brain-heart infusion broth, incubated for 4 h, and plated on cetrimide, Chapman, and bile-esculin-acid agar containing 10 mg/L of vancomycin (after an enrichment step of 18 h in broth containing 1 mg/L of vancomycin) to detect Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, respectively.
Antibacterial resistance, Wayampis Amerindians, French Guyana by Andremont, Antoine / Emerging Infectious Diseases
For feces, aliquots were plated on Chromagar, Cetrimide (Bio-Merieux), and Chapman agar for detection of yeasts, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and S.
Antimicrobial resistance in commensal flora of pig farmers by Andremont, Antoine / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The membranes were placed on Pseudomonas cetrimide fucidin cephalosporin (CFC) agar (Oxoid) and incubated at 30[degrees]C for 48 h.
Legionella infection risk from domestic hot water by D'Alcala, Gabriella Ribera / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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