Highlighting techniques for testing antibacterial compounds, this new edition of a bestseller handbook provides tips and tools for navigating the ins and outs of FDA approval procedures. It offers strategies for the servicing of expanding markets, outlines testing protocols, presents a range of testing techniques, and reviews their efficacy and appropriate use, It also demonstrates specific methods for testing the effectiveness and safety of preinjection and preoperative washes, healthcare and food workers hand washes and sanitizers, and other surgical scrubs.