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ASTM E2897-12

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Standard Guide for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene Topical Antimicrobial Products using <emph type="bdit">ex vivo</emph> Porcine Skin

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1.1 This guide is designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of hand hygiene topical antimicrobial products using pigskin as a surrogate model.

1.2 Knowledge of microbiological techniques is required for these procedures.

1.3 This standard guide can be used to evaluate topical antimicrobial handwash or handrub formulations.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.5 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.


5.1 The guide may be used to demonstrate the effectiveness of topical antimicrobial products using pigskin as a surrogate for human skin and the cup scrub technique for sampling.

5.2 The techniques described can be used to simulate Test Method E1174 and will use the pigskin substrate to overcome limitations posed by exposure of human subjects to potentially pathogenic microorganisms, while offering the benefit of applicability to a wide variety of hand-washing conditions that cannot be simulated in test tubes.

5.3 Use of the pigskin surrogate offers less expensive and higher throughput screening.

SDO ASTM: ASTM International
Document Number E2897
Publication Date Nov. 15, 2012
Language en - English
Page Count 4
Revision Level 12
Supercedes
Committee E35.15
Publish Date Document Id Type View
April 1, 2022 E2897-22 Revision
Nov. 15, 2012 E2897-12 Revision
April 1, 2017 E2897-12R17 Reaffirmation