Table of Contents

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

Abstract

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.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	CH/216
Supersedes	13/30283770 DC : 0 97/561537 DC : DRAFT APR 1997