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ZEPHIRAN chloride, a mixture of high molecular alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides, is a cationic detergent and germicide. Domagk, 1 Dunn, 2 Baker and colleagues, 3 White and colleagues, 4 Walter, 5 Schumacker and Bethea, 6 Hauser and Cutter 7 and others have appraised its value as a germicide and pointed out its usefulness in the field of surgery. 8 It is the purpose of this report to present the results obtained while its value was being investigated in use as a mechanical and chemical cleansing agent for the preoperative preparation of the hands, to compare its worth as a detergent when used for this purpose with that of medicinal soft soap and to compare its merits as a bactericide with those of 70 per cent alcohol when employed as a chemical cleansing agent. Domagk 1 first pointed out some of the physical properties of zephiran chloride. It is a colorless, almost |
