Analyzes of Sterilizing Effective Aldehyde-Free Disinfectant
The selection of a disinfectant and antiseptic product should be made according to the characteristics of the area to be used. When choosing disinfectants and antiseptics to be used in a hospital setting, decisions should be made based on the substance, material or surfaces categorized as critical vehicles, semi-critical vehicles, and non-critical tools and substances.Apart from the surfaces on which disinfectants will be applied, the properties of disinfectants and antiseptics are of great importance. One of the disinfectant types to be used for disinfection is Sterilizing Effective Aldehyde-Free Disinfectants.
Sterilizing aldehyde-free disinfectants can be used especially for the disinfection of critical and semi-critical vehicles. Although it is a minus point that the sterilizing effect can be achieved in 3-6 hours, it is used for purposes such as cleaning from microorganisms by immersion and maintaining the sterility of the sterilized material after the process.
Non-aldehyde disinfectants contain substances such as hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, chlorine and chlorine-releasing compounds.
Hydrogen peroxide; It is used for high-level disinfection and sterilization. It is especially effective on viruses, bacteria and their spores, yeast. 3% hydrogen peroxide solution shows a rapid bactericidal effect. Hydrogen peroxide does not show any toxic and carcinogenic effects against humans and the environment.
Peracetic acid; It is also called peroxy acetic acid. It is more effective than hydrogen peroxide. It is the most effective disinfectant. It is widely used in medicine by combining it with hydrogen peroxide due to its strong effect and harmless to the environment and humans.
Chlorine and chlorine releasing compounds; It is grouped as a medium and high level disinfectant due to its sporicidal and mycobactericidal effects. The best known chlorine-releasing agents are; sodium hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, sodium dichloroisocyanurate and chloramine T compounds. While it acts on vegetative bacteria, fungi and viruses at low concentrations, it has sporocidal and tuberculocidal effects at high concentrations.
With the Active Substance Tests carried out in disinfectants, their contents and the microorganisms they act on can be determined.
