Table 4 Commonly used skin disinfectants and antiseptics
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Biocides
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Most commonly used dilution
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Alcohols (ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol)
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60%-95%
|
|
Chlorhexidine gluconate
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Aqueous or detergent preparations containing 0.5 or 0.75%
chlorhexidine
Alcohol preparations containing 4% chlorhexidine
|
|
Chloroxylenol (parachlorometaxylenol: PCMX)
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0.3%-3.75%
|
|
Hexachlorophene
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3%
|
|
Iodophors (Povidone-iodine)
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7.5%-10%
|
|
Quaternary ammonium compounds
|
|
|
Triclosan
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0.2-2%
|
Source: SCENIHR, 
Assessment of the Antibiotic Resistance Effects of Biocides (2009),
Section 3.3.1 Biocides in health care, p. 22
