Abstract
Meticulous cleaning of used medical devices with alkaline or enzymatic detergents should remove organic debris, minerals, bioburden and other contaminants. Some enzymatic detergents not only have cleaning efficacy, but with additional disinfecting action as well. Having dual performance can reduce bioburden in the first step of medical device reprocessing, as well as and can prevent the discharge of contaminated wastewater to the environment. However, as disinfecting agents are found to denature and fix proteins on medical devices, making it difficult to perform both cleaning and disinfecting at the same time.
Highlights
Meticulous cleaning of used medical devices with alkaline or enzymatic detergents should remove organic debris, minerals, bioburden and other contaminants
Having dual performance can reduce bioburden in the first step of medical device reprocessing, as well as and can prevent the discharge of contaminated wastewater to the environment
Enzymatic detergents with incorporated disinfecting agents were investigated for their cleaning efficacy and disinfecting action
Summary
Meticulous cleaning of used medical devices with alkaline or enzymatic detergents should remove organic debris, minerals, bioburden and other contaminants. Some enzymatic detergents have cleaning efficacy, but with additional disinfecting action as well. Having dual performance can reduce bioburden in the first step of medical device reprocessing, as well as and can prevent the discharge of contaminated wastewater to the environment. As disinfecting agents are found to denature and fix proteins on medical devices, making it difficult to perform both cleaning and disinfecting at the same time
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