role of chlorhexidine hydrochloride [CHX-HCl] in controlling proteus infection in chicken eggs

ABSTRACT

The disinfecting effect of chlorohexidine hydrochloride [CHX-HCI] on proteus mirabilis experimentally infect embryonating chicken eggs was investigated. The results revealed that, this compound could be used safely for controlling bacterial contamination and shell penetration of pathogenic bacteria [proteus mirabilis] inside the eggs, in addition, the hatchability of experimentally proteus mirabilis infected eggs was improved on treatment with such compound