Posts Tagged ‘Clostridium difficile’

It is generally accepted that sodium hypochlorite and other chlorine-releasing disinfectants are effective sporicides. Whilst this can sometimes be the case, it depends on the circumstances. A recent laboratory study showed that spores dried onto various model hospital surfaces remained viable and able to transfer to other surfaces following disinfection with a 1000 ppm chlorine-releasing disinfectant, illustrating…