ASTM E 1174 : 2000
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Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Health Care Personnel or Consumer Handwash Formulations
Hardcopy , PDF
11-11-2014
English
10-08-2000
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E 35
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Test Method
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5
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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Superseded
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1.1 This test method is designed to determine the effectiveness of antimicrobial handwashing agents for the reduction of transient microbial flora when used in a handwashing procedure.
1.2 A knowledge of microbiological techniques is required for these procedures.
1.3 In this test method metric units are used for all applications, except for distance in which case inches are used and metric units follow in parentheses.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For more specific precautionary statements see Note 1.
1.4 This method may be used to evaluate topical antimicrobial handwash formulations.
1.5 Performance of this procedure requires the knowledge of regulations pertaining to the protection of human subjects.
| ASTM E 2897 : 2012 : R2017 | Standard Guide for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene Topical Antimicrobial Products using <emph type="bdit">ex vivo</emph> Porcine Skin |
| ASTM E 2870 : 2019 | Standard Practice for Evaluating Relative Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Handwashing Formulations using the Palmar Surface and Mechanical Hand Sampling |
| ASTM E 2755 : 2015 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Bacteria-Eliminating Effectiveness of Healthcare Personnel Hand Rub Formulations Using Hands of Adults |
| ASTM E 2276 : 2010 : R2019 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Bacteria-Eliminating Effectiveness of Hygienic Handwash and Handrub Agents Using the Fingerpads of Adults |
| ASTM E 2946 : 2013 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Bacteria-Reducing Effectiveness of Food-Handler Handwash Formulations Using Hands of Adults |
| ASTM E 2361 : 2013 | Standard Guide for Testing Leave-On Products Using In-Situ Methods |
| ASTM E 2784 : 2010 : R2015 | Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Handwash Formulations Using the Paper Towel (Palmar) Method of Hand Contamination (Withdrawn 2024) |
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