Table 3.

Disinfectant bactericidal concentrations (%) obtained via quantitative suspension testing. The bactericidal concentrations were recorded if an LR ≥ 5 in viable counts was achieved

	Product A (%)				Product B (%)				Product C (%)
	30 s		1 min		1 min		5 min		1 min		5 min
Bacterial strains	w/o	w	w/o	w	w/o	w	w/o	w	w/o	w	w/o	w
E. coli NCTC 10538	80	80	40	40	0.312	2.5	0.156	0.625	0.004	8	0.002	4
E. coli 2	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.312	5	0.156	2.5	0.007	4	0.002	4
E. coli 17	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.312	5	0.156	2.5	0.007	4	0.002	4
K. pneumoniae 159	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.625	5	0.625	1.25	0.004	4	0.002	4
K. pneumoniae 13	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.625	10	0.625	2.5	0.004	4	0.002	4
P. aeruginosa ATCC 15441	80	80	80	40	0.625	5	0.078	5	0.004	8	0.004	4
P. aeruginosa 1696	80	80	80	40	0.625	5	0.625	2.5	0.004	4	0.004	4
P. aeruginosa 1707	> 80	> 80	80	40	0.625	10	0.625	10	0.004	4	0.004	4
A. baumannii 111	80	> 80	80	80	0.312	5	0.312	5	0.004	8	0.004	4
A. baumannii 110	80	> 80	80	80	0.312	1.25	0.312	0.625	0.004	8	0.004	4
E. hirae ATCC 10541	80	> 80	40	80	0.078	2.5	0.078	0.625	0.004	8	0.004	8
E. faecium 15 VRE	80	> 80	40	80	0.039	0.62	0.039	0.312	0.004	8	0.004	8
E. faecium 16 VRE	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.312	2.5	0.312	1.25	0.004	8	0.004	8
S. aureus ATCC 6538	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.312	1.25	0.078	1.25	0.004	8	0.004	4
S. aureus 10	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.312	1.25	0.156	1.25	0.015	8	0.015	4
S. aureus 13358	> 80	> 80	80	80	0.312	1.25	0.156	0.625	0.004	8	0.004	4

w, with organic soiling (i.e., 3% BSA); w/o, without organic soiling