Khử trùng là một thuật ngữ trong nhiều năm được sử dụng với các sắc thái khác nhau của ý nghĩa. Nó có thường xuyên bị nhầm lẫn với Sát trùng, mặc dù tương tự để khử trùng (xem sau), không đúng có việc giải thích tương này, đặc biệt là khi xem xét kết hợp với thuật ngữ khác, có nghĩa là bất kỳ bài viết đối phó với khử trùng phải xác định rõ ý nghĩa mà thuật ngữ này được sử dụng. Davis (1968) chứ không phải mơ hồ xác định một chất khử trùng như. | DISINFECTION INTRODUCTION Disinfection is a term which has for many years been used with different shades of meaning. It has frequently been confused with antisepsis which although analogous to disinfection see later does not strictly have the same interpretation. This particularly when considered in conjunction with other terminology means that any article dealing with disinfection must clearly define the sense in which the term is being used. Davis 1968 rather vaguely defines a disinfectant as a material having powerful germicidal activity and suitable for use as such. Fortunately at least some of the confusion relating to disinfection and to similar but not identical terms has now been resolved. The terms defined in this report have been classified as shown in Table 1 but only those applicable to this chapter will be defined here together with the term chemosterilizer Borick 1968 . Sterilization is the process of destroying or removing all microbial life. A sterilant sterilizer is an agent used in sterilization which destroys microbial life including bacterial spores and is thus distinct from a disinfectant. The term sterilant may itself be somewhat confusing however for a chemo-sterilant is sometimes used in the Untied States to denote a chemical substance used to sterilize insects and render them incapable of reproduction on mating with non-sterile partners Borick 1968 . Davis 1968 defines a sterilant as a disinfectant suitable for use in the food industry. TABLE 1 Terminology used in sterilization and disinfection I. Definitive terms II. Terms in common use Sterile Disinfectant Sterilization Disinfectant Sterilizing agent Antiseptic -cideb Antisepsis -stat Sanitizer -statis Sanitization a British Standard Glossary of terms. b Not germicide. A sporicide is a chemical agent that kills bacterial spores. A chemosterilizer Borick 1968 refers to a chemical compound which is used to destroy all forms of microbial life and is thus the same as a sterilant defined .
