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The first thing I do when I accept a laptop into my shop for repair is clean the entire keyboard and case with an antibacterial cleanser previously tested for safe use on the case plastic. Severely contaminated keyboards can be sprayed liberally and directly with Lysol which kills everything but you must allow the spray to air dry completely before returning the component to service (unplug laptops and remove the battery before doing this). Really horridly soiled USB or PS2 keyboards can also be rinsed with distilled water (not tap water, which contains ferrous metals). Lean the keyboard in the sink on an angle, pour the water in the top end and let it all run out the other end, carrying all the trapped debris with it. Hold the keyboard face down and shake all the water out of it, then allow the keyboard to air dry in the sun. (Don't do this with wireless keyboards containing a battery).
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