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Table 1 Log reduction values of various hand Sanitizers in the Kenyan market

From: Anti-bacterial efficacy of alcoholic hand rubs in the Kenyan market, 2015

Serial No.

Active ingredient

Form

Escherichia coli Reduction Factor

Staphylococcus aureus Reduction Factor

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reduction Factor

HS 1

Alcohol aand Triclosan

Gel

6.0

3.1

3.8

HS 2

Alcohola

Gel

2.1

1.9

3.0

HS 3

Alcohola

Gel

2.9

1.9

3.0

HS 4

Ethyl Alcohol

Gel

4.8

1.9

3.1

HS 5

Ethyl Alcohol

Gel

3.2

2.1

2.3

HS 6

Alcohola

Gel

3.1

2.3

2.2

HS 7

Alcohola

Gel

3.5

2.9

5.1

HS 8

Ethyl Alcohol and aloe barbadensis

Gel

1.0

0.9

1.5

HS 9

Alcohol and Chlorhexidine

Solution

6.0

5.9

6.1

HS 10

Isopropyl alcohol and Triclosan

Gel

2.3

2.0

2.8

HS 11b

Isopropyl alcohol and Hydrogen Peroxide

Gel

1.0

2.1

2.6

HS 12b

Ethyl Alcohol and Hydrogen Peroxide

Gel

6.0

5.9

6.1

HS 13

70% Denatured alcohol

Gel

6.0

5.9

6.1

HS 14b

75% Isopropyl alcohol

Solution

6.0

5.9

6.1

 

70% ethanol

Solution

6.0

5.9

6.1

60% Ref

60% IPA

Solution

3.0

3.0

3.0

  1. aType of alcohol not specified
  2. bLocally produced HS