The action of three antiseptics/disinfectants against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-295

  Wood, A ^b   Payne, D ^a  

^a Reckitt & Colman   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antiseptic disinfectant; Antiviral; Cetrimide chlorhexidine enveloped; Chloroxylenol benzalkonium chloride; Non enveloped viruses

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLOROXYLENOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS; COXSACKIE VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0031955937     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90077-9     Document Type: Article

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