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Table 2 In vitro efficacy of aHP for the preselected set of micro-organisms, expressed in log-reduction

From: The in situ efficacy of whole room disinfection devices: a literature review with practical recommendations for implementation

 

Micro-organism

Effect in log10 reduction, median (range)

N (ref)

Viruses

Norovirus

(Surrogate)

2.5 (0.5–2.7)

4.5 (> 4–5.3)

3 [12, 18, 19]

3 [18,19,20]

Bacteria

Acinetobacter

2 (1–>4)

2 [12, 16]

 

CPE

  
 

VRE

1–1.7

1 [21]

 

ESBL

> 6

1 [14]

 

MRSA

> 4 (2–>6)

4 [12, 14, 16, 17]

Spores

C. difficile

4.9 (0.13–>5)

4 [12, 14, 22, 23]

Yeast

C. auris

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