Chlor-Clean

For ‘Terminal Cleans’, ‘Isolation Cleans’ and Outbreaks of Infection.

The current epic2 guidelines, published 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.¹  Further, cleaning followed by chlorine disinfection has long been established practice for ‘Terminal Cleaning’ and ‘Isolation Cleaning’.

Unfortunately it is not always recognised that many types of detergent prevent chlorine working properly, hence the chlorine and detergent cannot be mixed together and when used separately the detergent residues must be washed off surfaces with clean fresh water before using the chlorine.  

Despite its importance, this three-stage process is rarely performed properly in hospitals 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.  

The Chlor-Clean solution produces 1,000 ppm available chlorine as recommended by the Department of Health for environmental disinfection where no blood spillage is present. ² It is now established as the product of choice in many U.K. hospitals for Terminal Cleaning, Isolation Cleaning and Outbreak Cleaning.  It has been shown to be an invaluable aid during outbreaks of hospital infection, including norovirus outbreaks.

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 (MRSA), Enterococcus, Acinetobacter and Clostridium difficile.³
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. ⁴

Note
In case of blood or blood-stained body fluid spillage, The Department of Health recommends disinfection by the use of 10,000 ppm available chlorine.²    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.

References
1 epic2: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2007; 65S: S1 – S64.  
2. Guidance for Clinical Health Care Workers: 1998 Department of Health. Also available at the DoH website.
3 & 4. Full details of testing available from Guest Medical on request.