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. 2012 Oct 3;12:241. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-241

Table 7.

Proportions of reduction factors exceeding pre-specified thresholds for each CL care solution and for each tested microorganism after MMRDT

  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
88.9
9
77.8
9
100
6
100
6
88.9
9
66.7
9
100
6
100
6
100
6
100
6
BlueVision
66.7
9
22.2
9
100
6
100
6
100
6
100
6
100
6
100
6
100
6
100
6
Easy Sept
11.1
9
0
9
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
55.6
9
0
9
88.9
9
66.7
9
91.7
12
16.7
12
88.9
9
11.1
9
91.7
12
83.3
12
Solocare Aqua
0
9
0
9
33.3
9
11.1
9
0
6
0
6
66.7
9
22.2
9
100
12
50
12
χ2test < 0.001 < 0.001 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.132 < 0.001 0.69 0.013

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.