Chemical High-Level Disinfection

Publication Date: January 15, 2018
Last Updated: March 14, 2022

Key takeaways

Personnel should prepare reusable semicritical items to be processed by high-level disinfection according to the device manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU).
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Personnel must prepare and use high-level disinfectants (HLDs) in accordance with the disinfectant and device manufacturers’ IFU.
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The health care organization must provide a safe environment for personnel who handle or use HLDs.
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The health care organization should maintain records of manual chemical high-level disinfection processes.
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Overview

Title

Chemical High-Level Disinfection

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

January 15, 2018

Last Updated Month/Year

January 5, 2023

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Hospital, Operating and recovery room

Intended Users

Surgical technologist, nurse, medical techologist technician, epidemiology infection prevention, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Prevention, Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D004203 - Disinfection, D004202 - Disinfectants

Keywords

infection prevention, Disinfection