Surface area wiped, product type, and target strain impact bactericidal efficacy of ready-to-use disinfectant Towelettes

Table 1 Active ingredients and contact times for disinfectant towelettes tested in this study

Disinfectant Product “Name” (used throughout manuscript) ^a	Disinfectant Active Ingredient(s)	Label Contact Time^b
0.5% quat + 55% alcohol	- 0.25% n-alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides - 0.25% n-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides - 55% isopropyl alcohol	2 min
0.76% quat + 22.5% alcohol	- 0.76% didecyldimethylammonium chlorides - 7.5% ethanol - 15% isopropyl alcohol	1 min
1.4% hydrogen peroxide	- 1.4% hydrogen peroxide	1 min
1.312% sodium hypochlorite	- 1.312% sodium hypochlorite	1 min
0.5% hydrogen peroxide	- 0.5% hydrogen peroxide	1 min
0.55% sodium hypochlorite	- 0.55% sodium hypochlorite	30 s
0.28% quat	- 0.14% n-alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides - 0.14% n-akyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides	3 min
0.21% quat	- 0.105% n-alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides - 0.105% n-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides	3 min
0.61% quat + 56% alcohol	- 0.61% dodecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride - 27.3% ethyl alcohol - 28.7% isopropyl alcohol	1 min
0.308% quat + 21% alcohol	- 0.154% n-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides - 0.154% n-alkyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides - 21.000% isopropyl alcohol	2 min

^aAbbreviated naming scheme reflects aggregated active ingredients for commercially available EPA registered disinfectants used in this study;
^bDefined label contact time for S. aureus and P. aeruginosa

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