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I.S. EN 14563:2008

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CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS - QUANTITATIVE CARRIER TEST FOR THE EVALUATION OF MYCOBACTERICIDAL OR TUBERCULOCIDAL ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS USED FOR INSTRUMENTS IN THE MEDICAL AREA - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 2, STEP 2)
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2008

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
5 Test method
  5.1 Principle
  5.2 Materials and reagents
  5.3 Apparatus and glassware
  5.4 Preparation of test organism suspensions
       and product test solutions
  5.5 Procedure for assessing the
       mycobactericidal/tuberculocidal activity
       of the product
  5.6 Experimental data and calculation
  5.7 Verification of methodology
  5.8 Expression of results and precision
  5.9 Interpretation of results - conclusion
  5.10 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Referenced strains in national
                        collections
Annex B (informative) - Examples of neutralizers of the
                        residual antimicrobial activity
                        of chemical disinfectants and
                        antiseptics and rinsing liquids
Annex C (informative) - Graphical representations of
                        the test method
Annex D (informative) - Example of a typical test report
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
                         Standard and the Essential
                         Requirements of EU Directive 93/42/EEC
Bibliography

Defines a test method and the minimum requirements for mycobactericidal or tuberculocidal activity of chemical disinfectant products that form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation when diluted with hard water, or - in the case of ready-to-use products - with water.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN 14563 : 2008 Identical

EN 12353:2013 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal (including Legionella), mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity
EN 14820:2004 Single-use containers for human venous blood specimen collection

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