Contact inactivation of orthopoxviruses by household disinfectants

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-284

  Butcher, W ^a   Ulaeto, David ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Monkeypox; Orthopoxvirus; Reed Muench; Vaccinia; Variola

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); VIRUSES;

ANIONIC DETERGENTS; HALOGENATED PHENOLS; MONKEYPOX; NONIONIC DETERGENTS; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; REED-MUENCH; SHORT INCUBATIONS; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS; VARIOLUM;

DISINFECTANTS;

BLEACHING AGENT; CHLOROXYLENOL; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HALOPHENOL; POTASSIUM PEROXOMONOSULFATE; TCP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRKON;

VIRUS;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; RABBIT; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

BOVINAE; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS; VARIOLA;

EID: 23044434008     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02601.x     Document Type: Article

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