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Table 2 Immediate log 10 reduction 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

2.83 ± 1.02 (62)

2.30 ± 1.05 (11)

2.88 ± 0.94 (43)

3.27 ± 1.28 (8)

0.106

7.5

2.52 ± 1.08 (106)

1.76 ± 1.18 (15)*

2.66 ± 1.03 (77)*

2.56 ± 0.96 (14)

0.012

8

2.48 ± 1.23 (68)

1.79 ± 1.22 (13)*

2.71 ± 1.13 (45)*

2.32 ± 1.43 (10)

0.05

8.5

2.62 ± 1.12 (24)

-

2.77 ± 1.25 (17)

2.25 ± 0.67 (7)

0.311

9

2.03 ± 1.04 (9)

-

1.92 ± 0.27 (3)

2.09 ± 1.30 (6)

0.828

  1. *post hoc analysis using Tukey < 0.05.
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