Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal (including Legionella)@ mycobactericidal@ sporicidal@ fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity
This document specifies methods for keeping test organisms used and defined in European Standards for the determination of bactericidal (incl. Legionella pneumophila)@ mycobactericidal@ sporicidal@ fungicidal and virucidal (incl. bacteriophages) activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics drawn up by CEN/TC 216. These methods for keeping test organisms can only be carried out in connection with at least one of those standards where a reference to this document is established. NOTE 1 Annex A (informative) contains a non-exhaustive list of test organisms for which this document can be applied. NOTE 2 European Standards (EN and prEN) where this document is referenced are listed in the Bibliography. NOTE 3 A specific part on the preservation of bacterial spores could be added once the results of the ongoing ring trials are available.