The Tancs steam vapour solution from Advanced Vapor Technologies destroys Clostridium difficile on high-touch environmental surfaces using a safe, water-only method, a study has shown.
The study, conducted by Antimicrobial Test Laboratories, was published online in the July 2008 American Journal of Infection Control.
Tancs steam vapour is a non-toxic approach to killing bacteria and other pathogens while deep-cleaning surfaces by removing embedded contaminants.
Moist heat, not pressure, enables thorough cleaning and disinfecting.
Saturated steam vapour penetrates surfaces and soils, releasing heat that quickly breaks the bond between contaminants and a surface, while simultaneously destroying bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming anaerobic bacterium.
Inside the intestines, Clostridium difficile is like many other intestinal bacteria, but upon entering the environment it commonly transforms into a spore that is highly resistant to many chemical disinfectants, including quaternary ammoniums.
The recent emergence of more resistant and virulent Clostridium difficile strains, coupled with the inability of many liquid chemical disinfectants to kill Clostridium difficile spores, has highlighted the need for new surface disinfection technologies.
