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A Comparative Study of the Immediate Effects of a Triclosan Antibacterial , Chloroxylenol Antibacterial and Lotion Soap

In response to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse switching from a liquid soap to a chloroxlyenol antibacterial soap, the objective of our research was to perform a comparative study of the immediate effects of a liquid soap, a chloroxylenol antibacterial soap and a more common triclosan antibacterial soap. A group of 29 subjects provided pre-wash and post-wash hand samples utilizing the “glove juice method” and a standardized hand-washing procedure. The collected samples were diluted, inoculated onto Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) plates and incubated at 35oC for 48 h. The total bacteria grown were quantified by calculating colony forming units (CFUs) from each plate. Specific colony types were then identified using a systematic identification scheme. After identifying and quantifying the bacteria, the results were compiled and analyzed using a one way ANOVA with repeated measures and a paired t-test. The paired t-test compared the pre-wash and post-wash bacterial counts for the individual soaps and illustrated that each soap reduced a statistically significant amount of bacteria (CFUs). The one way ANOVA compared the three soaps overall and revealed that there was no statistical difference in immediate reduction of bacterial numbers between the tested soaps.