A disc-based quantitative carrier test method to assess the virucidal activity of chemical germicides

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 3-12

  Sattar, Syed A ^a   Springthorpe, V Susan ^a   Adegbunrin, Olusola ^a   Zafer, A Abu ^a   Busa, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrier test; Germicides; Infection control; Metal discs; Non enveloped viruses; Virucides

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DILUTION; ELUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TITRIMETRY; VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242380380     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(03)00192-7     Document Type: Article

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