From: Tolerance of biofilm of a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae involved in a duodenoscopy-associated outbreak to the disinfectant used in reprocessing
Disinfectant
Exposure time (min)
K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883
K. pneumoniae outbreak strain
H2O2
5
5 % (w/v)
Glutaraldehyde
10
0.04 % (w/v)
Isopropanol
1
30 % (w/v)
Peracetic acid
≤ 0.0005 % (w/v)
0.003 % (w/v)