Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

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Ali-Mar
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Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

Postby Ali-Mar » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:31 pm

I finished my Clorox Healthcare bleach and cannot find any , everyone is out of stock. I have Costco Clorox performance bleach (the pack of 3). But C-Diff is not on the list of bacteria that it can kill (the list on the container). it says it kills 99.9 % of germs. Does it kill C-Diff? If not, what is available in market to you use to clean the house and bathroom? What do you use?
Male 54, contracted C-Diff on Feb 5, 2020, diagnosed on March 2nd, Took Flagyl for 8 days, Vanco for 10 days, relapsed 5 weeks post-Vanco. finished Dificid Taper on June 20 relapsed two weeks later, had the FMT on July 14th, 2020

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Re: Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

Postby roy » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:03 pm

Clorox is only a brand name.
Anything that's is called bleach is exactly the same thing.

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Re: Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

Postby Ali-Mar » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:16 pm

I think there are different percentage of Sodium Hypochlorine and other ingredients? Is it the Sodium Hypochlorine that kills the germ?
Male 54, contracted C-Diff on Feb 5, 2020, diagnosed on March 2nd, Took Flagyl for 8 days, Vanco for 10 days, relapsed 5 weeks post-Vanco. finished Dificid Taper on June 20 relapsed two weeks later, had the FMT on July 14th, 2020

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Re: Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

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Re: Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

Postby roy » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:35 pm

Plain cheap bleach is better than ANY wipe!
Wipes dry in a few seconds but a surface MUST remain wet for 15 mins to kill c.diff spores.

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Re: Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

Postby acutler » Wed May 06, 2020 8:08 pm

Does Lysol kill it?

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Re: Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

Postby Ali-Mar » Thu May 07, 2020 12:44 am

It is my understanding that only bleach can kill C-Diff and you have to make sure it has certain % Sodium hydrochloride. If you mix it with water make sure at least over 1% of your mixed solution is Sodium Hydrochloride
Male 54, contracted C-Diff on Feb 5, 2020, diagnosed on March 2nd, Took Flagyl for 8 days, Vanco for 10 days, relapsed 5 weeks post-Vanco. finished Dificid Taper on June 20 relapsed two weeks later, had the FMT on July 14th, 2020

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Re: Which type of Bleach kills C-Diff

Postby roy » Thu May 07, 2020 2:16 am

Lysol is a brand name and not all Lysol is the same.
If the container displays EPA Registration Number – 777-83 it will kill c.diff.
undiluted Houshold bleach is 5%  Sodium Hydrochloride and should be mixed 1 part bleach to 9 parts water to give a solution of 0.5%  Sodium Hydrochloride.
1% will kill c.diff but might cause additional health irritation and damage to surfaces.


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