New Method for Evaluation of Virucidal Activity of Antiseptics and Disinfectants

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5844-5848

  Papageorgiou, Georgios T ^a   Mocé Llivina, Laura ^b   Jofre, Juan ^b,c  

^a State General Laboratory of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IODINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; HUMAN; IODINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLAQUE ASSAY; POLIOVIRUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035650658     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5844-5848.2001     Document Type: Article

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