Disinfectants and Antiseptics Flashcards
What products are in the phenois and phenolics group?
Ortho-Phenylphenol (Lysol, Amphyl, Tek-Trol, 1 Stroke Environ)
Hexachlorophene (Phisohex)
What are the uses of phenois and phenolics?
Laundry, floors, walls, and equipment
What are the actions of Phenols and phenolics?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Moderately bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
Comments: Action not affected by organic material, used as a 2-5% solution on contaminated objects
What products are in the quaternary ammonium compound group?
Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chlorie (Roccal-D) Benzalkonium Chloride (Zephiran)
What are the uses of quaternary ammonium compounds?
Instruments, rubber, inanimate objects
What are the actions of quaternary ammonium compounds?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Moderately bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
Comments: Action not affected by hard water
What products are in the aldehyde group?
Gluteraldehyde (Cidex, Glutarol)
Ortho-phthalaldehyde (Cidex-OPA)
Formaldehyde
What are the uses of the aldehydes?
Instruments
Tissue biopsies and footbaths (for Formaldehyde)
What are the actions of the Gluteraldehyde?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Highly bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
Comments: Action not affected by organic material or hard water
What are the actions of Ortho-phthalaldehyde?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Highly bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, and tuberculocidal
Comments: All items processed with aldehydes need to be rinsed with water prior to use
What are the actions of formaldehyde?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Highly bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, and tuberculocidal
Comments: Use in areas of good ventilation, avoid skin and eye contact and inhalation of vapors
What are the product examples of alcohol?
70% isopropyl (Most practices)
50% ethyl alcohol
What is the use for 70% isopropyl?
What is the use for 50% ethyl alcohol?
Instruments
Thermometers
What are the actions of 70% isopropyl?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Highly bactericidal, some virucidal action, and poor fungicidal action
Comments: 70% solution usually used
What are the actions of 50% ethyl alcohol?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Highly bactericidal, some virucidal action, and poor fungicidal action
Comments: Affected by organic material and dirt
What are the products of halogens?
Chlorines (Chlorox)
Iodophors (Betadine, Providine)
What are the uses for chlorines?
What are the uses for iodophors?
Chlorines: Floors and cages
Iodophors: Presurgical scrub and thermometers
What are the actions of chlorines?
What are the additional comments?
Actoins: Moderately to highly bactericidal, highly virucidal, moderately to highly fungicidal, and some sporicidal activity
Comments: Corrosive to surfaces, vapors can be irritating, iodine tincture is about 2%
What are the actions of iodophors?
What are the additional comments?
Actoins: Moderately to highly bactericidal, highly virucidal, moderately to highly fungicidal, and some sporicidal activity
Comments: Iodine tincture is about 2%
Overall, what is the action of all halogens?
Moderately to highly bactericidal, highly virucidal, moderately to highly fungicial, and some sporicidal activity
What products are in the biguanide group?
Chlorhexidine (Nolvasan, Hibiclens, Virosan)
What are the uses for biguanide?
Skin wounds, presurgical scrub, oral cleaning solutions, and cages
What are the actions of chlorhexidine?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Highly bactericidal, moderately virucidal, and poorly fungicidal
Comments: Residual action of about 24 hours due to binding to skin
Overall, what is the action of all biguanide?
And
What are the additional comments for them?
Action: Highly bactericidal, moderately virucidal, and poorly fungicidal
Comments: Residual action of about 24 hours due to binding to skin
What are the uses for ethylene oxide?
Rubber goods, blankets, and lensed instruments
What are the actions of ethylene oxide?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Highly bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicial
Comments: “Gas sterilization” for objects that cannot withstand heat, carefully read MSDS prior to handling, keep away from flames and sparks
What are the products of oxidizing agents?
Hydrogen peroxide Peracetic acid (Virkon S)
Hint for oxidizing agents?
Hydrogen peroxide “oxidizes” skin
=Oxidizing
What are the uses for oxidizing agents?
Cleaning wounds and floors, foot bath
What are the actions for hydrogen peroxide?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Moderately to highly bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicial
Comments: Causes oxygen release, which kills anaerobic bacteria
What are the actions for peracetic acid?
What are the additional comments?
Actions: Moderately to highly bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicial
Comments: Acton not affected by organic matter or hard water
