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Table 1 Wipes used at QEHB between April 13 to December 17 including chemical composition of wipes

From: Wiping out MRSA: effect of introducing a universal disinfection wipe in a large UK teaching hospital

Wipe

Detergent/ disinfectant wipe

Contents

A

Detergent/ disinfectant wipe (Clinell Universal Sanitising Wipes, GAMA Healthcare Limited, UK)

Bezalkonium chloride ≤0.5%, Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride ≤0.5%, Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) ≤0.10%, Water >75%, Additives each <1%

B

Detergent wipe

Phenoxyethanol <1%, Alkyl polyglycoside <0.2%, Diethylene glycol <0.1%, 2-Octyl-2H-Isothiazol-3-one <0.01%

C

Alcohol wipe

Propan-2-ol 50-80%