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Table 4 Commonly used skin disinfectants and antiseptics

Biocides  Most commonly used dilution 
Alcohols (ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol)  60%-95% 
Chlorhexidine gluconate  Aqueous or detergent preparations containing 0.5 or 0.75% chlorhexidine  Alcohol preparations containing 4% chlorhexidine 
Chloroxylenol (parachlorometaxylenol: PCMX)  0.3%-3.75% 
Hexachlorophene  3% 
Iodophors (Povidone-iodine)  7.5%-10% 
Quaternary ammonium compounds    
Triclosan  0.2-2% 

Source: SCENIHR,  Assessment of the Antibiotic Resistance Effects of Biocides (2009),
Section 3.3.1 Biocides in health care, p. 22

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