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Table 8
Proportions of reduction factors exceeding pre-specified thresholds for each CL care solution and for each tested microorganism after overnight disinfection
	*S. aureus*				*P. aeruginosa*				*S. marcescens*				*C. albicans*				*F. solani*
	RF ≥ 3		RF ≥ 5		RF ≥ 3		RF ≥ 5		RF ≥ 3		RF ≥ 5		RF ≥ 1		RF ≥ 4		RF ≥ 1		RF ≥ 4
	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N
AOSEPT PLUS	88.9	9	77.8	9	100	6	100	6	88.9	9	66.7	9	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6
BlueVision	55.6	9	22.2	9	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6
Easy Sept	11.1	9	0	9	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6
Oxysept Comfort	0	6	0	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6	100	6
Optifree Replenish	66.7	9	0	9	100	9	100	9	100	12	25	12	100	9	22.2	9	100	12	91.7	12
Solocare Aqua	0	9	0	9	44.4	9	11.1	9	0	6	0	6	88.9	9	22.2	9	100	12	66.7	12
χ²test	< 0.001		< 0.001		0.001		<0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001		0.585		< 0.001		1		0.087

The intervals ≥ 3.0 log [CFU/ml] for bacteria and ≥ 1.0 log [CFU/ml] for fungi were assessed according to the criteria of the EN ISO 14729 Stand Alone Test [47]. The intervals ≥ 5.0 log [CFU/ml] for bacteria according to the criteria of the norms EN 1040 [58], EN 13727 [59] and EN 1276 [60] and ≥ 4.0 log [CFU/ml] for fungi according to the criteria of the norms EN 1275 [61], EN 13624 [62] and EN 1650 [63] were assessed.

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