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ASTM E 2839 : 2018

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Standard Practice for Production and Storage of Spores of C. difficile for Use in Efficacy Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

14-08-2021

Superseded by

ASTM E 2839 : 2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

17-09-2019

€67.30
Excluding VAT

Committee
E 35
DocumentType
Standard Practice
Pages
7
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

1.1This practice specifies the procedures for producing and storing standardized suspensions of Clostridioides difficile spores for the evaluation of the sporicidal activity of antimicrobial formulations using the Quantitative Method for Testing Antimicrobial Agents against Spores of C. difficile on Hard, Non-porous Surfaces or other procedures.

1.2This practice may involve hazardous materials, chemicals, and microorganisms and should be performed only by persons with formal training in microbiology.

1.3The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.4This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM E 2895 : 2019 Standard Practice for Producing High Titers of Viable and Semi-Purified Spores of Clostridium difficile using a Liquid Medium
ASTM E 3011 : 2015 Standard Test Method for In vitro production of <emph type="ital">Clostridium Difficile</emph > Spores

ASTM E 3218 : 2019 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Method for Testing Antimicrobial Agents against Spores of <emph type="ital">C. difficile</emph> on Hard, Nonporous Surfaces
ASTM E 2756 : 2019 Standard Terminology Relating to Antimicrobial and Antiviral Agents
ASTM E 2756 : 2018 Standard Terminology Relating to Antimicrobial and Antiviral Agents

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