Table 1 Rinsing method disinfection effect.
Sampling time | 75% Ethanol | 0.5% Benzalkonium Chloride | Chlorine-containing disinfectant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colony count (cfu/cm2) | PA | Colony count(cfu/cm2) | PA | Colony count(cfu/cm2) | PA* | |
Before disinfection | >100 | + | >200 | + | >100 | + |
1 min after disinfection | < 0.1 | − | 0.6 | + | 0.2 | + |
24 h after disinfection | 60 | + | >100 | + | 1.5 | + |
