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Table 3 Mean log 10 reduction after 3 hours of 60% n-propanol for surgical hand disinfection applied for 3 min according to EN 12791 in 269 subjects

From: Small volumes of n-propanol (60%) applied for 3 minutes may be ineffective for surgical hand disinfection

Size of glove

Mean log10-reduction (number of subjects)

6 ml (number of subjects)

9 ml (number of subjects)

12 ml (number of subjects)

p-value

7

2.25 ± 1.20 (62)

1.73 ± 0.86 (11)*

2.20 ± 1.17 (43)

3.23 ± 1.31 (8)*

0.021

7.5

2.03 ± 1.11 (106)

1.32 ± 0.97 (15)*

2.14 ± 1.12 (77)*

2.21 ± 0.97 (14)

0.025

8

2.18 ± 1.32 (68)

1.27 ± 1.19 (13)*

2.47 ± 1.33 (45)*

2.10 ± 0.92 (10)

0.013

8.5

2.37 ± 1.49 (24)

-

2.51 ± 1.50 (17)

2.05 ± 1.53 (7)

0.502

9

1.03 ± 1.24 (9)

-

1.50 ± 0.70 (3)

0.79 ± 1.43 (6)

0.461

  1. *post hoc analysis using Tukey < 0.05.
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