MEANS OF TRANSMISSION
- Bloodborne
- Airborne
- Droplet
- Contact
- Common vehicle
- Vector borne
DECONTAMINATION
Decontamination includes:
- Cleaning
- Disinfection
- Sterilisation
- Critical items
- Semi-critical items
- Non-critical items
DISINFECTION METHODS
Effective chemical disinfectants include:
- Clear soluble phenolic compounds
- Quaternary ammonium compounds
- Chlorine-releasing agents
- Iodophors
- Alcohols
- Glutaraldehyde 2%
- Demand-released chlorine dioxide
- Stabilised hydrogen peroxide 6%
- Peracetic acid
- hypo-chlorites.
STERILISATION METHODS
- Autoclaving
- Hot air oven
- Ethylene oxide