Table 3.
Percentage of bacterial growth prevention by different disinfectant agents in 5 and 10 minutes.
| Disinfectant | Time (min) | Bacteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candida albicans | Staphylococcus aureus | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ||
| Hypochlorite sodium 0.525% | 5 | 90.62% | 97.12% | 99.63% |
| 10 | 96.09% | 98.84% | 99.54% | |
| Epimax | 5 | 93.74% | 100% | 99.52% |
| 10 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Deconex | 5 | 91.40% | 95.39% | 99.27% |
| 10 | 99.21% | 96.83% | 100% | |