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Table 2 Concentration ranges used for determining MICs and MBCs in accordance with DIN EN 58940–7 and 58940–8) [18] and concentration ranges of the test preparations used in the quantitative suspension tests according to DIN EN 1040 [15]

From: Susceptibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) to chlorhexidine digluconate, octenidine dihydrochloride, polyhexanide, PVP-iodine and triclosan in comparison to hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) and community-aquired MRSA (CA-MRSA): a standardized comparison

CHX

OCT

PHMB

PVP-I

TCX

Concentration range of Antiseptic agent for MICs and MBCs determination [mg/L]

 0.25–4

0.25–4

0.25–4

256–4096

16–256

Concentration range of Antiseptic agents for quantitative suspension tests [mg/L]

 125–500

20–40

50–100

5,000 – 10,000

250–1,000