2016: Sterillium® named ’Brand of the Century‘ for the first time As only healthy skin can be effectively disinfected, the caring properties of Sterillium® products have been at the forefront from the very beginning. Due to its great international success, the ZEIT publishing group awarded Sterillium® the title of ’Brand of the Century‘ for the first time in 2016, which stands for an entire product category [8]. Since then, Sterillium® has received the award regularly. 2024: Hand disinfection in 15 seconds instead of 30? The EN 1500:2013 test standard [9] specifies the bactericidal properties of hand disinfectants. Currently, EN 1500 does not provide for testing in less than 30 seconds. However, in recent years there have been increasing calls for a shorter exposure time to better reflect the needs of clinical practice. For this reason, an independent, accredited testing laboratory, including the HARTMANN SCIENCE CENTER, investigated whether two hand disinfectants from our product range could meet the bactericidal efficacy requirements for hygienic hand disinfection according to EN 1500 with an exposure time of 15 seconds [10]. The result: Both the ethanolic and propanolic products performed as well as the reference and met the efficacy requirements of EN 1500 after just 15 seconds [10]. References 1. Stang A et al. (2022) A twenty-first century perspective on concepts of modern epidemiology in Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis‘ work on puerperal sepsis. Eur J Epidemiol 37: 437-445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-022-00871-8 2. WHO (2009). WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241597906 (accessed on 25.02.2025) 3. Goddemeier C (2011) Dtsch Arztebl Int [Internet] Feb 4;22. https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/ignaz-philipp-semmelweis-retter-der-muetter-edb1846a-ea5c4764-8dd0-08723fe0f215 (accessed on 25.02.2025) 4. Poczai P et al. (2022) Front Public Health 10: 979464. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.979464 5. Roy A et al. (2020) Int J Community Med Public Health 7: 2845. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203025 6. Katz JD (2004) Anesthesiol Clin North Am 22: 457-471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atc.2004.04.002 7. https://www.sterillium.info/de-at/%C3%BCber-sterillium (accessed on 25.02.2025) 8. https://www.hartmann.info/de-de/wissen/d/f/sterillium-eine-marke-des-jahrhunderts (accessed on 26.02.2025) 9. DIN EN 1500-2013: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Hygienic handrub - Test method and requirements (phase 2/step 2). 2013. 10. Mönch E et al. (2024) GMS Hyg Infect Control 19: 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000496 KNOWLEDGE 7
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