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Standards
Strains |
Glutaraldehyde active Concentration |
Contact time |
T° |
Conditions |
Results in log reduction |
BACTERICIDAL
EFFICACIES |
NF EN 1040
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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5 min |
45°C |
pH 6.6 |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
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5 min |
45°C |
pH 6.6 |
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NFT 72-300
|
0.1% |
5 min |
45°C |
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NFT 72-300
Staphylococcus aureus
Escherichia coli
Enterococcus faecium |
0.1% |
5 min |
45°C |
pH 6
0.3% serum +
340 ppm CaCO3
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NFT 72-300
Staphylococcus aureus
Escherichia coli
Enterococcus faecium |
0.1% |
5 min |
45°C |
pH 8
0.3% serum +
340 ppm CaCO3
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AOAC 991-47, 48 & 49
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus
|
0.1% |
5 min |
45°C |
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Bactericidal |
| FUNGICIDAL EFFICACIES |
NFT 72-190
Candida albicans |
|
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45°C |
pH 6.6 |
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NF EN 1275
Candida albicans |
|
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45°C |
pH 6.6 |
> 4
> 4 |
NF EN 1275
Aspergillus niger
|
0,1 %
0,2 % |
10 min |
45°C |
pH 6.6 |
> 4
> 4 |
NFT 72-300
Candida albicans
Aspergillus niger |
0,1 % |
5 min |
45°C |
|
5.4
4.9 |
TUBERCULOCIDAL
EFFICACIES |
TB rate of kill Test (Ascenzi & al)
Mycobacterium bovis var BCG |
|
|
45°C |
pH 6
serum (5%) + hard
water 400 ppm
|
> 6 (total kill)
> 6 (total kill)
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AOAC 965-12
(carrier tests)
Mycobacterium bovis var BCG |
|
|
45°C |
pH 6
serum (5%) + hard
water 340 ppm
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No growth |
| SPORICIDAL EFFICACIES |
D value
Clostridium sporogenes Bacillus cereus
Bacillus subtilis |
|
|
45°C |
5% calf serum +
340 ppm hard water
|
> 6
within 15 min
within 120 min
within 240 min
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AOAC 966-04,
carrier tests as a function of exposure time
Clostridium sporogenes
Bacillus subtilis |
|
|
45°C
|
pH 6
(on penicylinders)
5% serum +
400 ppm CaCO3
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Sporicidal :
- In 5 hours
- In 7 hours
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Clostridium sporogenes
Bacillus subtilis
|
2 to 16 hours |
pH 6
(on silk suture loops)
5% serum +
400 ppm CaCO3
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Sporicidal :
- In 8 hours
- In 13 hours
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VIRUCIDAL
EFFICACIES |
NFT 72-181
Bacteriophage T2 & E. coli
Bacteriophage MS2 & E.coli
Bacteriophage ØX174 & E.coli
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45°C |
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Adapted from
AOAC 991-47, 48 & 49 (EPA standard)
Adenovirus type 2
Herpes simplex virus type 1
Polio virus type 1 |
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45°C
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pH 6
(carrier tests)
serum (5%) + hard water 340 ppm
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Complete viral inactivation, with log reduction > 4
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