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Because they are wet, drains are a high-risk environment for biofilm growth and a vector for hospital-associated infections2 (HAIs) and recently published studies have identified sink drains as potentially important reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant organisms.3,4 When applied with a foamer, ViraseptTM is EPA Registered to kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms* in drains with a 5-minute contact time.
Product | Description | Part Number |
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Virasept RTU | 12 - 32 oz. bottles (US Only) | 6002314 |
Pump-Up Foamer | Foaming applicator (for drains) | 53002745 |
*These claims are pending approval in some states at time of publishing (11/16/20). Please check with your account representative for updated information.
1 Virasept meets criteria for claims against emerging viral pathogens and therefore can be used against COVID-19 when used in accordance with the directions for use against the listed supporting virus on hard, non-porous surfaces.
2 Carling PC. Wastewater drains: epidemiology and interventions in 23 carbapenem-resistant organism outbreaks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Aug;39(8):972-979. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.138. Epub 2018 Jun 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 29950189.
3 BW, Graham MB, Lindmair-Snell J, et al. The relevance of sink proximity to toilets on the detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase inside sink drains. Am J Infect Control 2019;47:98–100.
4 Kizny Gordon AE, Mathers AJ, Cheong EYL, et al. The hospital water environment as a reservoir for carbapenem-resistant organisms causing hospital-acquired infections—a systematic review of the literature. Clin Infect Dis 2017;64:1435–1444.