Disinfection surface

Cleaning/Disinfecting Equipment Terminal cleaning required with phenolic, disinfect surfaces with 1 9 bleach/water solution (10 percent), linen double bagged, disinfect equipment before taking it from room, change air filter before room terminally cleaned. 

Post-Mortem Care for Bubonic Plague Follow Standard Precautions disinfect surfaces with 1 9 bleach/water solution (10 percent). 

Phenols Disrupt cell membranes, denature proteins, and inactivate enzymes phenol is not impaired by organic matter Phenol is used to disinfect surfaces and destroy cultures amylphenol destroys vegetative organisms and inactivates viruses on skin and objects chlorhexidine gluconate is effective as surgical scrub... 

Ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol have similar disinfectant properties. They are active against enveloped viruses but their action against nonenveloped viruses is variable. They are used at concentrations of about 70% in water it is necessary to have a wetting agent to assist penetration of the alcohols. Such alcohol solutions may be used to disinfect surfaces and to decontaminate centrifuge buckets. 

Appropriately trained staff should clean and disinfect surfaces or inanimate objects contaminated with blood, other body fluids, secretions or excretions using standard procedures, as outlined in the Guidelines for Effective Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Eacilities (63) on the CDC Web site at http // www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl environinfection.html. 

Disinfectant Surface applied Mostly antibacterial Prevent discoloration Prevent odours Sterilising effect Eliminate contamination Short life... 

Like other liquid detergents, household surface cleaners have been produced in recent years with added benefits beyond their simple cleaning action. These added benefits include disinfection, surface shine, prevention of tenacious soil adhesion, and reduced fogging. 

Sodium hypochlorite (SO-dee-um hye-po-KLOR-ite) is the active ingredient in liquid chlorine bleaches, used in the home and many industries to whiten fabric and other materials and to disinfect surfaces and water. The anhydrous compound is very unstable and explodes readily. The pentahydrate is a pale-green crystalline solid that is relatively stable. The compound is usually made available as an aqueous solution that contains anywhere from 3 to 6 percent sodium hypochlorite (for household use) to as high as 30 percent (for industrial applications). In solution form, sodium hypochlorite is quite stable and can be stored for long periods of time out of sunlight. 

Disinfecting surfaces to control antibiotic-resistant microorganisms... 

LAF cabinets, safety cabinets and isolators should be disinfected from cleanest to less clean areas, e.g. from back to front for a horizontal LAF, in overlapping strokes. The non-shedding cloth (polyester is advisable due to its low particle load) has to be wetted regularly to make sure there is a constant film of liquid on the surface, and this will dry in the airstream. An extension to hold the cloth may be used to disinfect surfaces that are difficult to reach. 

Staff should be fully trained in good aseptic techniques. Special attention has to be given to non-touch manipulation, which means that critical places like syringe tips should never touch n(Mi-steiile surfaces. Disinfected surfaces (work top) and hands (even when sterile gloves are worn) must be considered as non-steiile surfaces. 

An example of the latter is use of isopropanol as the SA to clean or disinfect surfaces of high value. 

Clear up body fluids promptly and disinfect surfaces appropriately Dispose of all contaminated waste safely according to local guidelines, including how to dispose of soiled linen Clean, disinfect and sterilise equipment as appropriate... 

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