Germfree LFGI-4USP - Recommended Cleaning Agents

Cleaning Agents
Class
Recommended Use
Examples
Name Brand
Products
Phenolic
Compounds
Bactericide, Fungicide,
Tub
erculocide, Viricide
Hil-Phene, LpH,
Metar, Vesphene
Brand
Decon-Cycle by
Veltek
Lysol®
L-Stat
Ultar Phene
Medaphene®
Amphyl®
70% Isopropyl
Alcohol Solution
Cleaning certain
instruments, cleaning skin
TexShield™ by
Texwipe,
Decon-Ahol®
By Veltek
Chlorine
Compounds
Spills of human bodily
fluids, bactericide, fungicide,
sporicide at >1000ppm
Sodium Hypochlorite
Bleach Solutions
(Sodium
Hypochlorite),
Clorox, Cyosan,
Purex
Quaternary
Ammonium
Compounds
(QUATS)
Ordinary housekeeping of
floors, furniture, w
alls,
bactericide, fungicide,
viricide (not as effective as
phenols)
Quatsyl Coverage
258, End-Bac, Hi
Tor
Decon-QUAT
100® By Veltek
Lysol®-IC
Alpha-Lemon
QUAT by
Alphasource
2% (W/W) Sodium
Hypochlorite 1%
(W/W) 0.9% Sodium
Thiosulfate
Cleans and inactivates anti-
cancer drugs on
chemotherapy work surfaces
Surface Safe®
This list is by no means comprehensive nor does it constitute endorsement by
GERMFREE.
Read the labels on the products you are currently using to categorize them then rotate
cleaning agents to avoid developing any resistant strains. Contact your current disinfectant
supplier or search the internet for purchasing information.
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