Weinmann MEDUVENT Standard - 7.11 Cleaning and disinfection plan

92 EN MEDUVENT Standard
WM 67851 01/2021
7 Hygienic reprocessing
7.11 Cleaning and disinfection plan
7.11.1 Levels of disinfection
Level of
disinfection
Description
High-level disinfection
A germicidal process with a sterilizing agent under
non-sterile conditions. The process kills all forms of
microbial life apart from a large number of
bacterial spores.
Intermediate-level
disinfection
A germicidal process using a disinfectant which
destroys viruses, mycobacteria, molds and
vegetative bacteria, but not bacterial spores.
Low-level disinfection
A germicidal process using a disinfectant which
destroys some molds, vegetative forms of bacteria
and lipid viruses.