Stability of SARS Coronavirus in Human Specimens and Environment and Its Sensitivity to Heating and UV Irradiation

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 246-255

  Duan, Shu Ming ^a   Zhao, Xin Sheng ^a   Wen, Rui Fu ^a   Huang, Jing Jing ^a   Pi, Guo Hua ^a   Zhang, Su Xiang ^a   Han, Jun ^a   Bi, Sheng Li ^a   Ruan, L ^a   Dong, Xiao Ping ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Coronavirus; Environment; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Specimen; Stability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; EVALUATION; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TEMPERATURE; THROAT CULTURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS SURVIVAL;

ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; HUMANS; PHARYNX; SARS VIRUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA; CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 0242361262     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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