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BS EN 12791 : 2016

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CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS - SURGICAL HAND DISINFECTION - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENT (PHASE 2/STEP 2)

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2016

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European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
5 Test methods
Annex A (informative) - Standard surgical handrub/-wash
        procedure
Annex B (informative) - Quality control of soft soap
Annex C (informative) - Examples of reporting of results and
        significance testing
Annex D (informative) - WILCOXON'S matched-pairs
        signed-ranks test
Bibliography

Gives a test method simulating practical conditions for establishing whether a product for surgical handrub and handwash reduces the release of resident and eventually present transient microbial flora on hands when used for the treatment of clean hands of volunteers.

Committee
CH/216
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 97/561537 DC (03/2006) Supersedes 13/30283770 DC. (02/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
70
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

EN 13624:2013 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)
EN 13727:2012+A2:2015 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)

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