Abstract
Four distinct lots of Potassium Isomerized Linoleate, 442 mM or 141 mg/ml (within the cosmetic-cleanser and commercial-soap acceptable concentration ranges but much greater than physiologic conditions), showed greater than 5 log kill rates (total) for Candida auris (AR-0381) for all carriers during 5 separate procedural runs of EPA MB-35-00. After exposing the inoculated stainless-steel carriers to the plant-oil soap for 1, 2, or 10 minute(s), we recovered no Candida auris on these tested carriers. Control carriers with phosphate-buffered saline applied, recovered 5.0-6.8 Log of colony-forming units per carrier.
Competing Interest Statement
David G. Changaris is the sole owner of Ceela Naturals, LLC providing the potassium isomerized linoleate, After Accident Care, LLC providing funding for this study, and US patents concerning antimicrobial capacity of isomerized linoleic acid.