Designation:E2613−14StandardTestMethodforDeterminingFungus-EliminatingEffectivenessofHygienicHandwashandHandrubAgentsUsingFingerpadsofAdults1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2613;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONHumanhandsarefrequentlyincontactwithothersurfacesandcanreadilyacquiretransientmicrobialcontamination.Fungiarecommonamongthesetypesofcontaminants(1,2),2particularlyinhealthcaresettingsandwherefoodishandled.Standardizedmethodstoassessthefungus-eliminatingpotentialofhandwashandhandrubagentshavenotbeenavailableandthistestmethodaddressesthegap.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisdesignedtoassesstheabilityofhygienichandwashandhandrubagentstoreducelevelsoffungalcontaminationonhands(3).Thistestmethodisnotmeantforusewithsurgicalhandscrubs(TestMethodE1115)orpreoperativeskinpreps(TestMethodE1173).1.2Performanceofthisprocedurerequirestheknowledgeofregulationspertainingtohumanexperimentation.31.3Thetestmethodshouldbeperformedbypersonswithtraininginmicrobiologyinfacilitiesdesignedandequippedforworkwithinfectiousagentsatbiosafetylevel2(4).1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:4D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterE1054TestMethodsforEvaluationofInactivatorsofAnti-microbialAgentsE1115TestMethodforEvaluationofSurgicalHandScrubFormulationsE1173TestMethodforEvaluationofPreoperative,Precatheterization,orPreinjectionSkinPreparationsE1838TestMethodforDeterminingtheVirus-EliminatingEffectivenessofHygienicHandwa...
