Disinfection of human enteric viruses on fomites

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-111

  Abad, F Xavier ^a   Pintó, Rosa M ^a   Bosch, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Hepatitis A; Indicator; Poliovirus; Rotavirus; Virus persistence

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISINFECTION; ENTERIC VIRUS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SCREENING; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; HEPATOVIRUS; HUMANS; POLYSTYRENES; ROTAVIRUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VIROLOGY;

EID: 0031277631     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00410-2     Document Type: Article

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