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If a blood spill is cleaned up with just alcohol prep pads would it kill the virus in the blood if we don't know thatpatient has hiv or anything else?
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No. : Alcohol swabs alone are not virucidal or virustatic. Use designated wipes or desinfectants labeled for that purpose.
Answered 3/29/2021
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