Don’t Make Claims You Can’t Defend
Abstract Importance: Healthcare surfaces are recognized reservoirs for pathogen transmission. Recent marketing claims surrounding “non-toxic,” residual, or “self-cleaning” disinfectants increasingly outpace independent validation, raising patient-safety concerns. Objective: To critically examine disinfectant efficacy and durability claims using real-world observation and peer-reviewed evidence, and to propose an evidence-based framework for evaluating such claims in healthcare settings. Evidence ...
