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. 2022 Jan 10;5:175–181. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.01.004

Table 6.

Inactivation efficacy of household disinfectants against MS2 on plastic and stainless steel surfaces.

Disinfectant Active ingredient(s) Surface Log reduction (30 s)a Log reduction (60 s)a
Sanitizer A 0.1% BACb Plastic 0.09 ± 0.06aEF 0.25 ± 0.23aD
Stainless steel 0.25 ± 0.23aEF −0.02 ± 0.20aD
Sanitizer B 70% isopropanol Plastic 0.66 ± 0.06aDE 0.55 ± 0.36aD
Stainless steel 0.29 ± 0.11aEF 0.41 ± 0.13aD
Sanitizer C 1.84% sodium hypochlorite Plastic 4.64 ± 2.43aB 4.15 ± 1.80aB
Stainless steel 5.95 ± 0.22aA 5.90 ± 0.41aA
Sanitizer D 0.26% BACb Plastic −0.28 ± 0.26aF −0.27 ± 0.27aD
Stainless steel 0.01 ± 0.38aEF 0.32 ± 0.26aD
Sanitizer E 3% sodium hypochlorite Plastic 5.81 ± 0.19aA 5.60 ± 0.48aA
Stainless steel 5.72 ± 0.52aA 6.23 ± 0.06aA
Sanitizer F 0.5% QACc Plastic −0.08 ± 0.25aEF −0.01 ± 0.37aD
Stainless steel 0.09 ± 0.02aEF 0.08 ± 0.08aD
Sanitizer G 0.19% L-lactic acid Plastic −0.11 ± 0.29aEF 0.16 ± 0.52aD
Stainless steel 0.16 ± 0.18aEF −0.02 ± 0.44aD
Sanitizer H 58% ethanol, 0.1% QACc Plastic 1.62 ± 0.25aC 1.59 ± 0.30aC
Stainless steel 1.26 ± 0.13aCD 1.48 ± 0.38aC
Sanitizer I 0.3% QACc Plastic 0.15 ± 0.36aEF −0.04 ± 0.48aD
Stainless steel 0.06 ± 0.07aEF 0.25 ± 0.38aD
Sanitizer J 1.75% glycolic acid (1:64 dilution) Plastic 0.06 ± 0.34aEF 0.33 ± 0.23aD
Stainless steel −0.12 ± 0.60aEF 0.06 ± 0.59aD
a

In each column, values with the same upper letter do not differ significantly at P < 0.05; in each row, values with the same lower letter do not differ significantly at P < 0.05.

b

BAC: benzalkonium chloride.

c

QAC: quaternary ammonium compound.