Table 2.
Survey of medical grade disinfectants. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is sensible to all this medical grade disinfectants (Acosta-Gnass and Stempliuk, 2008), considering that it is a RNA virus with an external lipid membrane.
| Compound | Concentration | Level of Disinfection | B | VL | VH | M | H | E | Mechanism of Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | 100 ppm | Intermediate/low | + | + | + | + | + | IE, DP, IAN | |
| Iodine | 30–50 ppm | Intermediate | + | + | + | + | + | − | RP |
| − | − | ||||||||
| Hydrogen Peroxide | 3–25% | Intermediate | + | + | − | + | + | − | ROH |
| Alcohols | 60–95% | Intermediate | + | + | − | + | + | − | DP |
| Phenols | 0.4–5% | Intermediate /low | + | + | + | − | + | − | IE |
| − | − | ||||||||
| Quaternary Ammonias | 0.4–1.6% | Low | + | + | − | − | + | − | IE, DP |
| − | |||||||||
| Peracetic Acid | 0.001–0.2% | Alto | + | + | + | + | + | + | Oxidant |
| Chlorhexidine | 0.05% | Low | + | + | + | − | + | − | Cytoplasmic |
| − | |||||||||
| Glutaraldehyde | 2% | Chemical Sterilizing | + | + | + | + | + | + | Alkylation of DNA, RNA |
Note: B-bacteria, VL-lipophilic viruses, VH-hydrophilic viruses, M-mycobacteria, H-fungal, E- spores, IE-enzymatic inactivation, DP-denaturation of proteins, IAN-inactivation of nucleic acids.