Reference: https://ehs.mit.edu/site/biosafety/decontamination-and-disinfection
| Inactivation Efficacy and contact time (minutes) | Potential Application | Characteristics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfectant Category/Brand | Bactericidal | Virucidal | Fungicidal | Tuberculociadal | Bacterial sporicidal | Hand surfaces | Human material | Stainless steel | Liquid for disposal | Leaves residue | Organic matter inactivates | Other |
| Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (Quats) | ||||||||||||
| Quatricide TB | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | + | + | + | + | ||||
| Quatricide PV | 10 | 10 | 10 | + | + | + | + | |||||
| Lysol I.C. spray | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| Lysol professional spray | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| Lysol I.C. Quat | 10 | 10 | 10 | + | + | + | + | + | ||||
| Sklar disinfectant | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | + | ||||
| DisCide Ultra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | + | + | + | Isopropanol/quat formulation | ||||
| Chlorine Compounds | ||||||||||||
| 10% Clorox Germicidal bleach | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | + | + | * | + | + | *Corrodes metal -requires sterile water or 70% ethanol rinse if used on stainless steal | |
| Bleach-Rite Disinfecting Spray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | + | + | * | + | *Corrodes metal -requires sterile water or 70% ethanol rinse if used on stainless steal | ||
| Iodophors | ||||||||||||
1% Wescodyne (125 ppm) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | + | + | + | Poor residual activitity | ||||
| Phenolic Compounds | ||||||||||||
| Sporicidin | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | + | + | + | + | ||||
| Alcohols | Flammable | |||||||||||
| 70% Ethyl & Isopropyl | + | + | 10* | + | + | *Soak or reapplication for tuberculocidal activity | ||||||
| Aldehydes | ||||||||||||
| Clidox | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 300 | + | + | + | + | Requires special PPE, sporicidal at >10hr | ||
| Peroxide Componds | ||||||||||||
| PREempt RTU (Accel TB) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | + | + | + | + | ||||
| PeridoxRTU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | + | + | + | + | Requires PPE | ||
References: The information on this disinfectant table was compiled from the individual product sheets and the references listed below.
- Block S. Disinfection, Sterilzation and Preservation. 4th ED. Phisadelphia: Lea and Febiger, 1991
- MacDoonnell G. Antisepsisi, Sisenfection, and Sterlization: Types Action and Resistance. Washington, D.C. ASM Press, 2007
- Biosafety in Micorbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, CDC/NIH, 5th ED. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.: 2009
- U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. NIH Laboratory Safety Monograph: A Supplement to the NIH REcombianant DNA Reserch.
- National Institues of Health, 1978.