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Table 1 Bacteriocidal efficacy of the sanitizer

From: Survival of Staphylococcus aureus on the outer shell of fire fighter turnout gear after sanitation in a commercial washer/extractor

Duration of vortexing in water or sanitizer

Inoculum (CFU)

Recovery of viable cells exposed to water (CFU)/aSD

aRecovery of viable cells exposed to sanitizer (CFU)

Percentage reduction of viable cells (%)

Log reduction of viable cells

10 Seconds

2.1 × 107

1.4 × 107/1.3 × 106

0

100

6.8

1 Minute

1.6 × 107/1.4 × 106

0

100

6.8

10 Minutes

1.6 × 107/1.2 × 106

0

100

6.2

  1. Experiment repeated three times with three replicate swatches for each vortex time
  2. aSD standard deviation
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673