Consider printing and displaying these quick-reference tables to ensure team members are choosing effective disinfectants for your hospital. 

Antimicrobial spectrum of disinfectants

• This table provides the antimicrobial spectrum for selected disinfectant chemical classes, including information on suceptibility of the following organisms: 
  • Parvoviruses
  • Mycoplasmas
  • Gram positive and gram negative bacteria
  • Pseudomonads
  • Rickettsiae
  • Viruses (enveloped and non-enveloped)
  • And more.

Characterisitics of selected disinfectants

• This table provides general information for each disinfectant chemical classes including: 
  • Oxidizing agents (peroxygen compounds and halogens)
  • Alcohols
  • Alkalis
  • Aldehydes
  • Phenols
  • Quaternary ammonium compounds

Antimicrobial activity may vary with formulation and concentration.