The study evaluated the bactericidal activity of an alcohol-based hand rub (Sterillium) within 30 seconds according to prEN 12054 (now EN 13727) and in a time-kill test with 13 Gram-positive, 18 Gram-negative and 14 antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens. The EN 13727 tests were performed using ATCC strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus hirae. For the time-kill test, 13 Gram-positive species, 18 Gram-negative species and 14 antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens were used to determine the efficacy of Sterillium. These included species such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Staphylococcus pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. In the EN 13272 tests, Sterillium reduced all four test bacteria by more than 5 log10 steps within 30 seconds. In the time kill test, all 13 types of Gram-positive bacteria, all 18 types of Gram-negative bacteria and all 14 types of emerging pathogens were killed by Sterillium by more than 5 log10 steps within 30 seconds.

Use disinfectants safely. Always read the label and product information before use.
PubMed link

Products:
Sterillium®