Table 5.

Comparison of mean log reduction of Escherichia coli and fecal streptococci for hand sanitizer versus handwashing with soap among adult mothers^*

Organism	Hand sanitizer (n = 64)	Handwashing (n = 52)	Difference
E. coli	0.66 (0.92), P < 0.001	0.50 (0.90), P < 0.001	0.16, P = 0.35
Fecal streptococci	0.64 (0.91), P < 0.001	0.25 (0.64), P = 0.008	0.39, P = 0.010

^*Differences were calculated by subtracting mean log reduction for handwashing from mean log reduction for hand sanitizer. Values in parentheses are standard deviations.