07.13.12
Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes are now registered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to kill Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) spores in three minutes, the fastest C. difficile contact time available for disinfecting wipes.
With the designation, the ready-to-use, hospital-grade disinfectant wipes are now EPA-registered to kill a total of 51 microorganisms, including all ESKAPE pathogens (E. faecium, S. aureus, K. pneumonia, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, E. aerogenes) in 30 seconds, norovirus in one minute and TB and C. difficile in three minutes.
"Clorox Healthcare understands that in fast-paced healthcare settings it is important for healthcare professionals to have effective solutions that can save them precious minutes in their daily environmental disinfection routine," said Beata Grabowski, senior director of marketing, Clorox Professional Products Company. "The new EPA-registered three-minute C. difficile claim for Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes allows healthcare professionals to help reduce the spread of C. difficile in their quest to improve patient care."
Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes contain 0.55% (5500ppm) sodium hypochlorite, which exceeds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recommended requirement to kill many of the pathogens of most concern to healthcare facilities. Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes are equal to a 1:10 dilution of liquid bleach and include an odor-masking agent, specially formulated to provide fast, effective disinfecting to accommodate the most sensitive healthcare environments and users.
With the designation, the ready-to-use, hospital-grade disinfectant wipes are now EPA-registered to kill a total of 51 microorganisms, including all ESKAPE pathogens (E. faecium, S. aureus, K. pneumonia, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, E. aerogenes) in 30 seconds, norovirus in one minute and TB and C. difficile in three minutes.
"Clorox Healthcare understands that in fast-paced healthcare settings it is important for healthcare professionals to have effective solutions that can save them precious minutes in their daily environmental disinfection routine," said Beata Grabowski, senior director of marketing, Clorox Professional Products Company. "The new EPA-registered three-minute C. difficile claim for Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes allows healthcare professionals to help reduce the spread of C. difficile in their quest to improve patient care."
Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes contain 0.55% (5500ppm) sodium hypochlorite, which exceeds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recommended requirement to kill many of the pathogens of most concern to healthcare facilities. Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes are equal to a 1:10 dilution of liquid bleach and include an odor-masking agent, specially formulated to provide fast, effective disinfecting to accommodate the most sensitive healthcare environments and users.