Ecolab Inc., has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for its OxyCide Daily Disinfectant Cleaner for efficacy against Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging fungal pathogen that presents a serious global health threat.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), C. auris is difficult to identify, multi-drug resistant and can spread through sick patients as well as on contaminated surfaces and equipment, putting hospitalized patients and hospital systems at risk for outbreaks.
C. auris has been cultured from multiple locations in patient rooms, including both high touch surfaces, such as bedside tables and bedrails, and locations further away from the patient. C. auris has also been identified on mobile equipment, such as glucometers, temperature probes, blood pressure cuffs, ultrasound machines, nursing carts and crash carts.
“C. auris is an increasing risk and is one of 34 different organisms that can be killed through the use of OxyCide Daily Disinfectant Cleaner,” said Christopher Smith, Ecolab senior vice president and general manager for Healthcare in North America. “Hospitals throughout the country are realizing the benefits of using OxyCide within their facilities.”
OxyCide Daily Disinfectant Cleaner is an EPA-registered one-step disinfectant cleaner, virucide and deodorizer with sporicidal activity designed for daily hospital use on both flexible and hard non-porous surfaces. When used as directed, it is proven effective in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs); killing C. auris in three minutes as well as Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) and 32 other organisms in five minutes or less.
Designed for daily, discharge and isolation cleaning, OxyCide Daily Disinfectant Cleaner enables product standardization and workflow simplification by replacing multiple products with one solution. The diluted product, when used according to label instructions, requires no personal protective equipment (PPE), and the active ingredients hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid provide favorable material compatibility that helps minimize damage to surfaces, including stainless steel, computer screens, mattresses and blood pressure cuffs. It does not leave residual films or salts behind, require rinsing, or bleach fabrics.
