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10.4 Suitable disinfectants
Use only disinfectants of proven effectiveness quoted in official guide-
lines (e.g. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute: Protection of Lab-
oratory Workers from Occupationally Acquired Infections; Approved
Guideline – Third Edition; CLSI document M29-A3, 2005).
Use alcohol-based surface disinfectants with virucidal activity. Suitable
agents are those, for instance, based on alcohols, aldehyde cleavers and
quaternary compounds*. Use them according to manufacturer’s instruc-
tions.
* List of disinfection methods that have been tested in accordance with the “Richtlinien für
die Prüfung chemischer Desinfektionsmittel” [Guidelines for testing chemical disinfectants]
and the “Anforderungskatalog” [Requirements catalogue] of the DGHM (Deutsche Gesell-
schaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie e V.) [=German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology]
based on the DGHM standard methods for testing chemical disinfection methods and have
been found to be efficacious by the Desinfektionsmittel-Kommission [=Disinfectants Com-
mission] of the DGHM in collaboration with representatives of the following professional
associations: DGKH (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene e. V.) [=German Soci-
ety for Hospital Hygiene], GHU (Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Umweltmedizin e. V.) [=Ger-
man Society for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine], DVV (Deutsche Vereinigung zur
Bekämpfung der Viruskrankheiten e.V.) [=German Association for the Control of Viral Dis-
eases] and DVG (Deutsche Veterinärmedizinische Gesellschaft e. V.) [=German Veterinary
Society]
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