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Kampf G., Pitten F.-A., Heeg P.,
Christiansen B.
Efficacy of two alcohol-based antiseptic agents on the forehead at shorter application times
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:85doi:10.1186/1471-2180-7-85

Content
For most of the antiseptic agents in Central Europe an application time of 10 minutes is recommended on skin with many sebaceous glands. This is one of the first studies to determine a shorter but likewise effective application time (10, 2.5 and 2 minutes) for different formulations. The efficacy requirements were fulfilled at 2.5 minutes application time on the skin of the forehead by the colourless and coloured antiseptic agents.

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