Abstract
In hospitals, the disinfection of surfaces and medical instruments is essential for preventing the spread of infections associated with hospital admissions. For this reason, between 2008 and now, the Catalonian Institute of Health (ICS, by its Spanish acronym) has been replacing several potentially harmful disinfection products, , such as aldehydes and carcinogens, with less hazardous compounds such as oxidizing products and alcohols, that are safe and also efficient for the disinfection of work surfaces and medical instruments. This paper summarizes our experience, as an example of the integration of risk prevention in healthcare institutions.
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