Chlor-Clean
For ‘Terminal Cleans’, ‘Isolation Cleans’ and Outbreaks of Infection.
In their Guidance Document, ‘Clostridium
difficile infection: How to deal with the problem’, (January 2009)
the Department of Health and the Health Protection Agency recommend the
use of “…chlorine-containing cleaning agents (at least 1,000ppm
available chlorine)…” for daily environmental cleaning of rooms or bed
spaces, cleaning of all commodes, toilets and bathroom areas and for the
‘terminal cleaning’ of mattress, bed space, bay or ward areas associated
with patients with Clostridium difficile infection.1
Further, the epic2
guidelines, published by the DoH in February 2007, recommend the use of
‘hypochlorite’ (or chlorine producing agent) with detergent during
outbreaks of infection where the pathogen concerned survives in the
environment.2
Unfortunately it is not always recognised that most detergents prevent
chlorine working properly, hence the chlorine and detergent cannot be
mixed together. When used separately the detergent residues must be
washed off surfaces with clean fresh water before using the chlorine,
thus a three-stage process is necessary. This is rarely done properly in
the health-care setting today due to time and cost pressures.
Cleaning and Disinfection in One Operation
Chlor-Clean has been developed to solve this problem. By creating a new
surfactant that will work with the chlorine we have produced a tablet
that, once dissolved in water, will give a solution that will both clean
and disinfect at one and the same time. This not only reduces the time
taken to perform the cleaning process but improves the efficiency of the
disinfection at the same time.
Chlor-Clean tablets incorporate Sodium dichloroisocyanurate, the chemical shown
by Wilcox et.al., (2007) to be more effective against
Clostridium difficile spores than
hypochlorite, stating that “… the combined body of evidence suggests that
dichloroisocyanurate (i.e., chlorine-release) germicides currently represent the
optimum choice for the removal of C. difficile from healthcare environments.” 3
The Chlor-Clean solution produces 1,000 p.p.m. available chlorine, as
recommended by the DoH and HPA1. It is now established as the product
of choice in many
Proven by Independent Testing to BS:EN Standards
Tests using BS:EN 1276 Standard, by an independent laboratory, have shown
Chlor-Clean solutions to be effective against infection-causing
bacteria such as E. Coli,
Pseudomonas, Klebsiella,
Staphylococcus (M.R.S.A.),
Enterococcus, Acinetobacter and
Clostridium difficile.4
Further testing by an independent laboratory has shown Chlor-Clean to
exceed the requirements of the BS:EN 13704 Sporicidal Standard against
Clostridium difficile spores.5
Note:
In case of blood or blood-stained body fluid
spillage, The Department of Health recommends the use of 10,000 p.p.m.
available chlorine.6 In
such cases it is more efficient to use Haz-Tab Granules or Haz-Tab
Tablets.
| Order Codes | |
| Product | Code |
|---|---|
| Chlor-Clean in tubs of 100 tablets Case of 6 tubs. |
H8950/N |
| 1 Litre Chlor-Clean Diluters for mixing and ensuring
the correct strength solution. Case of 24. |
H8802 |
| 2 Litre Chlor-Clean Diluters for mixing and
ensuring the correct strength solution. Case of 20. |
H8804 |
| 5 Litre Chlor-Clean Diluters for mixing and
ensuring the correct strength solution. Case of 20. |
H8803 |
Chlor-Clean is also available from the NHS supply chain
NHS Supply Chain Codes:
Chlor-Clean Tablets: MRB 285.
Chlor-Clean Diluters: MRB 278.
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