Washing Process

Hospital staff are all too aware of the general principles and importance of infection control on clinical equipment and surfaces. Yet how many of them have stopped to consider the cleanliness of one of the most frequently used pieces of modern day equipment – the computer keyboard.

It is unlikely that, you would find a clinical area without at least one computer and with the aim of having paperless hospitals utilising electronic patient records the potential risk for cross infection from keyboards needs to be seriously considered.

Many clinical areas will have at least one centralised computer usually at the nurse’s station which is accessible to all staff but this may be in addition to other computers equally accessible in the surrounding clinical area.

• How often is a keyboard used in a single day
• How many different hospital staff will access the computer
• How many patients will those members of staff have come into contact with prior to and following accessing the computer

The best method to prevent bacterial/viral transmission and cross infection from computer keyboards to staff to patients and so on is to have a keyboard that can be adequately cleaned and disinfected.

Washing Instructions
Should you be unsure of how to wash your Unotron product or would like to know what cleaning agents to use please consult our washing instructions.

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Lab Test Reports

If you would like more information about the Lab Tests we have conducted on our products or have any queries please contact us.

Report by Dr Tony Moore PhD			READ MORE
		"Presept at 1000ppm (the recommended level) gave the best results with 100% kill of Staphylococcus aureus being achieved for all inoculated keyboards."