Virucidal activity of a quaternary ammonium compound disinfectant against feline calicivirus: A surrogate for norovirus

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 269-273

  Jimenez, Luis ^a   Chiang, Michael ^a  

^a Lonza Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; INOCULATION; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SERUM; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; WATER HARDNESS;

ANIMALS; CALICIVIRUS, FELINE; CATS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DISINFECTANTS; NOROVIRUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33744811427     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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