Table 5.
Proportions of reduction factors exceeding pre-specified thresholds for each CL care solution and for each tested microorganism / without organic load
| S. aureus | P. aeruginosa | S. marcescens | C. albicans | F. solani | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
RF ≥ 3 |
RF ≥ 5 |
RF ≥ 3 |
RF ≥ 5 |
RF ≥ 3 |
RF ≥ 5 |
RF ≥ 1 |
RF ≥ 4 |
RF ≥ 1 |
RF ≥ 4 |
||||||||||
| |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
|
AOSEPT PLUS |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
|
BlueVision |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
|
Easy Sept |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
|
Oxysept Comfort |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
6 |
|
Optifree Replenish |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
91.7 |
12 |
75 |
12 |
91.7 |
12 |
8.3 |
12 |
100 |
12 |
25 |
12 |
100 |
12 |
91.7 |
12 |
|
Solocare Aqua |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
91.7 |
12 |
33.3 |
12 |
100 |
12 |
58.3 |
12 |
| χ2test | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.690 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.024 | ||||||||||
The intervals ≥ 3.0 log [CFU/ml] for bacteria and ≥ 1.0 log [CFU/ml] for fungi were assessed according to the criteria of the EN ISO 14729 Stand Alone Test [47]. The intervals ≥ 5.0 log [CFU/ml] for bacteria according to the criteria of the norms EN 1040 [58], EN 13727 [59] and EN 1276 [60] and ≥ 4.0 log [CFU/ml] for fungi according to the criteria of the norms EN 1275 [61], EN 13624 [62] and EN 1650 [63] were assessed.