Standard Practice for Assessment of an Antibacterial Handwash Product by Multiple Basin Wash Technique

Importancia y uso:

5.1 This procedure should be used for in vivo evaluation of the performance of antibacterial handwash products that are intended to reduce the skin micro flora following repeated use. Activity against the combined transient and resident micro flora may be assessed. Historically counts from the first basin are considered to be transients.4 ^,6 The latter measurement is probably more meaningful as the resident population is more stable.

5.1.1 This practice is applicable for testing all forms of topical antimicrobial handwash formulations.

Subcomité:

E35.15

Volúmen:

11.08

Número ICS:

71.100.40 (Surface active agents)

Palabras clave:

antimicrobial; Cade; efficacy; handwash;