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Clostridium difficile
(C. diff) Prevention:
Clorox Germicidal Wipes (Clorox Professional Products Company), EPA Reg. #67619-12
These pre-moistened wipes meet the CDC’s recommendations for
Clostridium difficile
(C.diff)
bacteria, after the manufacturer’s recommended “wet contact time”.
1. Perform hand hygiene using soap and warm water, or hand sanitizer, and then put on
disposable gloves and eye protection.
2. Use wipes to wipe the top and front of head/footboards, hand controls and cords, side
rails and mattress top cover, making sure to wipe between the mattress and side rails.
3. Change wipes often to ensure that surfaces remain wet with disinfectant for the
manufacturer’s required contact time. Used wipes are to be discarded in the trash.
4. Remove disposable gloves and discard in the trash; perform hand hygiene using soap and
warm water, or hand sanitizer, and then remove eye protection.
To reduce the discoloration of fabrics and degradation of the sleep surface lining, surfaces must
be thoroughly rinsed with clean, fresh water to remove chemical residues immediately after the
manufacturer’s recommended “wet contact time” has been reached. The use of bleach-based
solutions must be avoided whenever possible.
Mattress Top Cover:
Personal Protective Equipment should always be used as directed by the disinfectant’s Safety
Data Sheet.
1. Prepare the disinfectant according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
2. Prepare a separate bucket of warm, fresh water to be used for rinsing the equipment after
cleaning/disinfecting procedures are completed as instructed.
3. All surfaces of the mattress are to be wiped using a coarse cloth dampened with the
disinfectant, prepared as directed by the manufacturer’s recommendations, to remove
organic material and visible soil.
4. Allow the mattress shell to remain wet with disinfectant solution for the manufacturer’s
recommended contact time.
5. Stains on the mattress top cover may be treated using an approved stain remover,
according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
6. Rinse all surfaces of the mattress with fresh water and clean cloth to remove chemical
and organic residue.
Laundry Instructions
If additional cleaning is necessary, top covers may be removed and laundered using standard
hospital disinfectant/detergent.
DO NOT use temperatures in excess of 120
F (49
C).
1. Set washing machine to Regular Cycle.
2. Pre-soak with disinfectant/detergent in cold water for 10 minutes. DO NOT USE
HARSH SOLVENTS OR CLEANERS.
3. Main wash cycle: 15 minutes (time dependent on soil level).
4. Rinse cycle: 5 minutes, minimum.
5. Spin/Drain cycle: 5 minutes, minimum.
After washing, the mattress top cover is to be air dried or dried in a dryer at very low or no heat
to protect it from heat related damage.
