One of the main topics of infection prophylaxis and control in medical, laboratory and food processing application is a comprehensive and professional disinfection and cleaning system. Only a thorough and reliable disinfection of

• hands and skin,
• medical instruments and
• surfaces

can provide an active protection against pathogenic germs such as bacteria, tuberculosis (incl. M.terrae, M.avium), viruses (incl. HBV, HCV, HIV, SARS, Rota, Vaccinia, Adeno, Herpes, Influenza / H5N1), fungi, and spores.

A comprehensive hand and skin disinfection is necessary to protect the professional user as well as the patient from various risks of infection. The hygienic hand disinfection before and after contact with the patient is an essential requirement in infection prevention and control.

Medical instruments and equipment used in hospitals and practices are at risk of contamination with an unknown variety of pathogenic germs. For this reason, it is necessary that medical instruments are disinfected professionally, additionally cleaned and reviewed carefully following medical treatment. Besides the efficacy and the in-depth cleaning, the compatibility with a wide range of different materials is a further requirement for professional disinfection systems.

In surfaces the disinfection and cleaning of a broad variety in texture of given material surfaces require special solutions in product design. The products manufactured by esteer^® meet the standard requirements for disinfection and cleaning applications: wide microbiological spectrum, short acting times, high effective cleaning and material preserving properties.