Table 1

Mean log₁₀-reduction (RF) ± s.d. of Sterillium Rub™ (3 min) and Avagard in comparison to the reference alcohol (60% v/v n-propanol; 3 min) for surgical hand disinfection according to prEN 12791.

Product

Pre-value

0 h

3 h

mean RF

p-value

mean RF

p-value

Sterillium Rub

4.39 ± 0.83

2.59 ± 1.19

> 0.1

1.73 ± 1.08

> 0.1

Reference treatment

4.44 ± 0.90

2.58 ± 1.16

1.67 ± 0.96

Avagard

4.46 ± 0.71

1.82 ± 1.40

0.009

1.41 ± 1.08

0.008

Reference treatment

4.38 ± 0.66

2.98 ± 0.90

2.56 ± 1.17

Kampf and Ostermeyer BMC Infectious Diseases 2005 5:17   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-5-17