Virus survival in hospital environment: An overview of the virucide activity of disinfectants used in liquid form

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 693-703

  Soule, H ^a   Luu Duc, D ^a   Mallaret, M R ^a   Chanzy, B ^a   Charvier, A ^b   Gratacap Cavallier, B ^a   Morand, P ^a   Seigneurin, J M ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CH Annecy ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Disinfectants; Disinfection; Resistance; Virucidal testing; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CONTAMINATION; COST CONTROL; CYTOTOXICITY; DISINFECTION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMIDITY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS; VIRUS RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS; VIRUSES;

EID: 0031772592     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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