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. 2007 Apr 11;6:e5.

Table 1.

Minimum bactericidal concentration (μg/mL) of HOCl for a broad spectrum of microorganisms tested at room temperature for 60 min

Pathogen ATCC MBC
Escherichia coli 25922 0.7
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 27853 0.35
Staphylococcus aureus 29213 0.173
Staphylococcus epidermidis 12228 0.338
Micrococcus luteus 7468 2.77
Corynebacterium amycolatum 49368 0.169
Haemophilus influenzae 49144 0.338
Proteus mirabilis 14153 0.340
Staphylococcus hominis 27844 1.4
Staphylococcus haemolyticus 29970 0.338
Staphylococcus saprophyticus 35552 0.35
Candida albicans 10231 2.7
Klebsiella pneumoniae 10031 0.7
Serratia marcescens 14756 0.169
Streptococcus pyogenes 49399 0.169
Enterobacter aerogenes 51697 0.676
Candida albicans 10231 0.17
Aspergillus niger 16404 86.6
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 33591 0.682
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium 51559 2.73

ATCC indicates American Type Culture Collection; MBC, minimum bactericidal concentration.