Can AHP products be used for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces of blood and body fluids?
• Yes, AHP products are effective for cleaning blood and body fluids. • Excess blood and fluid must be removed with an absorbent material. The surface should then be cleaned using AHP by applying the solution and allowing a 30 second contact time to elapse. The surface should then be wiped dry. To disinfect the surface, AHP should be applied a second time, allowing the surface to remain wet for 5 minutes. Once the 5 minute contact time has passed the surface should be wiped dry or rinsed. • All disinfectant products have a specific contact time by which their claims have been established. Failing to follow the Use Instructions and maintaining the proper contact time can mean that the surface in question has not been disinfected. How can I safely disinfect an environmental surface that has been contaminated with VRE or MRSA? Once again, it is not necessary to disinfect an environmental surface, since the inanimate environment is seldom directly responsible for causing disease. But it is
