The French
Germande evaluation and the British one from HIRL |
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Simulated
use test, Biotech-germande Laboratory :
Results on Standard Cycle n°1 (17
minutes, including 5 min disinfection at 45°C)
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| Strains |
Mean log reductions, without
or with a pre-treatment |
|
Average |
Min value |
Max value |
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Without P. |
With P. |
Without P. |
With P. |
Without P. |
With P. |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
8.7 ± 0.6 |
ND |
8.0 |
- |
9.4 |
- |
| Aspergillus niger |
7.5 ± 0.2 |
ND |
7.3 |
- |
7.6 |
- |
| Bacillus
subtilis |
4.2 ± 0.2 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
| Bacillus
cereus |
4.4 ± 0.1 |
6.1 ± 0.4 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
6.3 |
| Mycobacterium
terrae |
4.3 ± 0.4 |
5.8 ± 0.1 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
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| (*) : reached score
= (nb of successful tests / nb of performed tests) x 5
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| Strains |
Number of successfull
tests / Number of performed tests,
without or with a pre-treatment, to reach a disinfection
level |
|
standard |
“reinforced” |
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Without P. |
With P. |
Without P. |
With P. |
| Pseudomonas
aeruginosa |
2/2 |
SCORE
(*)
4 / 5 |
- |
SCORE (*)
5 / 5 |
2/2 |
SCORE (*)
2 / 5 |
- |
SCORE
(*)
2.5
/ 5 |
| Aspergillus niger |
2/2 |
- |
2/2 |
- |
| Bacillus
subtilis |
2/2 |
2/2 |
0/2 |
0/2 |
| Bacillus
cereus |
2/2 |
2/2 |
0/2 |
1/2 |
| Mycobacterium
terrae |
0/2 |
2/2 |
0/2 |
2/2 |
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Strains |
Minimal Reductions required to reach a : |
| Standard
Disinfection Level |
Reinforced
Disinfection Level |
| Pseudomonas
aeruginosa |
7 log |
7 log |
| Aspergillus niger
|
6 log |
6 log |
| Mycobacterium
terrae |
5 log |
5 log |
| Bacillus subtilis
|
4 log |
6 log |
| Bacillus
cereus |
4 log |
6 log |
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Previous
results on the old Soluscope 2 machine |
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| Biotech-GERMANDE : Simulated use tests on cycle 1 |
| Strains |
Result in
logarithmic reduction |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
8,4 ± 0.8 |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
7.7 ± 0.6 |
| Escherichia coli |
8.7 ± 0.3 |
| Mycobacterium smegmatis |
7.6 ± 0.9 |
| Candida albicans |
7.2 ± 0.4 |
| Penicillium verrucosum var. cyclopium |
7.0 ± 0.2 |
| Bacillus subtilis |
4.0 ± 0.4 |
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| Hospital Infection Research Laboratory, Birmingham, UK : Microbiological validation on cycle 1 |
|
Strains |
Result in
logarithmic reduction |
| Biopsy channel log reduction
|
Suction channel log reduction
|
Air channel log reduction
|
Water channel log reduction
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
7,7 |
6,8 |
7,9 |
7,8 |
| Enterococcus faecalis |
6,9 |
7,3 |
7,5 |
7,6 |
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| AMS Laboratories
Pty Ltd, Rockdale, Australia : Simulated In-Use Test |
|
Strains |
With previous
scrubbing |
Without
previous scrubbing |
| Biopsy channel |
Suction channel |
Biopsy channel |
Suction channel |
| Mycobacterium terrae |
No growth |
No growth |
No growth |
No growth |
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