Hypochlorous acid solutions are characterized by high efficacy:
– reduction in microbial concentrations by 99.999% in less than 1 minute,
– most rapid antiseptic effects among all commonly used substances, such as: PVP-I, OCT, PHMB and solutions based only on NaOCl.2 3 4
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4 Tanaka H., Hirakata Y., Kaku M., et al.: Antimicrobial activity of super oxidized water. J Hosp Infect 1996