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. 2007 Apr 11;6:e5.

Table 3.

Comparative time kill studies of HOCl, NaOCl, and H2O2 against 3 test organisms at room temperature for a total of 90 min

Time kill (min)
Pathogen ATCC HOCl OCl H2O2
Escherichia coli 25922 0 <5 >90
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 27853 <1 <20 <15
Staphylococcus aureus 29213 0 <10 >90

ATCC indicates American Type Culture Collection.