Table 4. Predicted count of S. aureus on hands in scenario 2 with and without multiple interventions.
Interventions | S. aureus transferred and remaining on hands (log CFU) | ||
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Hand 1 | Hand 2 | Hand 3 | |
No intervention | 4.8±0.0 | 3.1±0.2 | 1.6±0.2 |
Washing Hand 1 1) | 2.8±0.4 | 1.1±0.4 | <1 CFU |
Cleaning door handle 2) | 4.8±0.0 | <1 CFU | <1 CFU |
Cleaning the laminate bench 2) | 4.8±0.0 | 3.1±0.2 | 2.7±0.3 CFU |
Washing Hand 1 and 2 1) | 2.8±0.4 | <1 CFU | <1 CFU |
1) Washing was assumed to reduce S. aureus by 2.0±0.4 log CFU according to the experiment on VITRO-SKIN®
2) Cleaning the door handle and laminate bench was assumed to reduce S. aureus by 3.3±0.1 log CFU and 0.5±0.7 log CFU respectively, according to the results of reduction using white cleaning wipes with Allrengöring and low humidity (Table 2).