Hand hygiene.pdf

Table I.9.7:
Efficacy of surgical handrub solutions in reducing the release of resident skin
flora from clean hands
Rub
n-Propanol
Isopropanol
Isopropanol + chlorhexidine gluc. (m/V)
Ethanol
Concentration a
(%)
Time
(min)
Mean log reduction
Immediate Persistent (3h)
60 5 2.9 b 1.6 b
5 2.7 b NA
5 2.5 b 1.8 b
5 2.3 b 1.6 b
3 2.9 c NA
3 2.0 b 1.0 b
1 1.1 b 0.5 b
90 3 2.4 c 1.4 c
80 3 2.3 c 1.2 c
70 5 2.4 b 2.1 b
5 2.1 b 1.0 b
3 2.0 c 0.7 c
3 1.7 c NA
3 1.5 b 0.8 b
2 1.2 0.8
1 0.7 b 0.2
1 0.8 NA
60 5 1.7 1.0
70 + 0.5 5 2.5 b 2.7 b
2 1.0 1.5
95 2 2.1 NA
85 3 2.4 c NA
80 2 1.5 NA
70 2 1.0 0.6
95 + 0.5 2 1.7 NA
Ethanol + chlorhexidine gluc. (m/V) 77 + 0.5 5 2.0 1.5 d
70 + 0.5 2 0.7 1.4
Chlorhexidine gluc. (aq. Sol., m/V) 0.5 2 0.4 1.2
Povidone-iodine (aq. Sol., m/V) 1.0 5 1.9 b 0.8 b
Peracetic acid (m/V) 0.5 5 1.9 NA
Rotter M, reprinted with permission from 1.
NA = not available.
a volume/volume (V/V) unless otherwise stated.
b Tested according to Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Hygiene and Mikrobiologic (DGHM), German Society of Hygiene and
Microbiology.
c Tested according to European Standard prEN.
d After 4 h.