Table 2 Suspension test for validation of neutralization of chlorhexidine digluconate.
Storage time | Test organism exposed to (name of the test) | Staphylococcus aureus | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Micrococcus luteus | Corynebacterium jeikeium | Candida albicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1 min. | neutralized antiseptic solution (neutralizer toxicity test) | 1.82 ± 0.04 | 1.77 ± 0.03 | 0* | 1.66 ± 0.09 | 1.06 ± 0.12* |
saline peptone water (organism viability test) | 1.90 ± 0.05 | 1.84 ± 0.07 | 1.74 ± 0.03 | 1.79 ± 0.02 | 2.02 ± 0.03 | |
3 h | neutralized antiseptic solution (neutralizer toxicity test) | 1.80 ± 0.02 | 0.86 ± 0.14* | 0* | 1.44 ± 0.22* | 0.13 ± 0.23* |
saline peptone water (organism viability test) | 1.88 ± 0.06 | 1.81 ± 0.02 | 1.73 ± 0.05 | 1.77 ± 0.08 | 2.03 ± 0.02 |