Agents for Cleaning and Disinfecting Sterile Compounding Areas
Cleaning agents are confusing! Some are just cleaning agents, while others are disinfectants and some are both. Some are bactericidal, some sporicidal. How are you supposed to know what to use? This article takes a deep dive into cleaning agents, defining terms, listing what you should look for in a cleaning agent, and comparing agents commonly used in sterile compounding.