THE ADVANCED LEVEL POTENCY OF TUBERCULOCIDAL DISINFECTANTS
PermaSafe CLEAN is not only effective against many more microorganisms than the EPA requires for a Hospital Disinfectant to be labeled as “Broad Spectrum,” but also “Tuberculocidal,” a designation reserved for advanced level Hospital Disinfectants that have proven effective against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, a notoriously difficult to eliminate pathogen.
Because Mycobacterium Tuberculosis have among the highest levels of resistance among all bacteria, viruses, and fungi, effectiveness against it is recognized as a major antimicrobial benchmark that signifies a Hospital Disinfectant with considerably higher germicidal potency that’s effective against a much broader range of pathogens, including such antimicrobial resistant ones as Hepatitis A, B & C, MRSA, Fungi, Coxsackie Virus, Polio Virus and more (FIGURE 1).
Tuberculocidal is an important antimicrobial benchmark that signifies a Hospital Disinfectant with considerably higher germicidal potency that’s effective against a much broader range of pathogens, including such antimicrobial resistant ones as Hepatitis A, B & C, MRSA, Clostridium Difficile, Norovirus, Adenovirus, Poliovirus and others.
The CDC designates Hospital Disinfectants without a Tuberculocidal Claim as a Low-Level Disinfectants, and Hospital Disinfectant with a Tuberculocidal Claim as an Intermediate-Level, the highest level a conventional disinfectant cleaner can achieve. Tuberculocidal Disinfectants also meet OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Surface Disinfection Standards. See Complete Microorganism Kill List Here.
FIGURE 1
FIGURE. Decreasing order of resistance of microorganisms to germicidal chemicals
Source: Adapted from Bond WW, Ott BJ, Franke K, McCracken JE. Effective use of liquid chemical germicides on medical devices; instrument design problems. In: Block SS, ed. Disinfection, sterilization and preservation. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Gebiger, 1991:1100.