Which agent performs all three steps of deactivating, decontaminating, and cleaning?

• A. 70% Isopropyl alcohol
• B. Sodium hypochlorite
• C. Detonox
• D. Oxivir

Answer: (D)

Think of a product that can both lift soil from a surface and inactivate the microbes present there in one step. That’s a cleaner-disinfectant—it cleans, deactivates pathogens, and decontaminates in a single pass. Oxivir is formulated as accelerated hydrogen peroxide cleaner-disinfectant, so its surfactants help physically remove soil while the hydrogen peroxide effectively kills a broad range of microbes. This combination meets all three needs at once: cleaning the soil, deactivating pathogens, and decontaminating the surface.

The other options don’t provide that full combination in one step. AIPA solutions disinfect but don’t reliably provide cleaning action; bleach is a powerful disinfectant and decontaminant but isn’t a dedicated cleaner and can leave residues; Detonox is used mainly as a sterilant/disinfectant for equipment rather than a surface cleaner.