OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effectiveness of five disinfectants: A33, 10% bleach, 1% bleach, SPOROX, and 3% H^sub 2^O^sub 2^, on military NATO and DECON litters.

DESIGN: Suspensions of Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus, and spore-enhanced Bacillus subtilis, with five percent albumin, were inoculated onto litters and dried overnight. The litters were saturated with disinfectant solutions and sampled after 10 minutes. The Log^sub 10^ reduction in the number of bacteria recovered was calculated.

SETTING: 59th Medical Wing, 59th Clinical Research Division, Lackland AFB TX.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A reduction of [greater than over equal to]3 Log^sub 10^ in the number of ...

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