Enteric virus survival during household laundering and impact of disinfection with sodium hypochlorite

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 4425-4428

  Gerba, Charles P ^a   Kennedy, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; LAUNDERING; LAUNDRIES; PH EFFECTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

HOUSEHOLD LAUNDERING; INACTIVATION; ORGANIC LOADS; SOILED LAUNDRY;

VIRUSES;

BLEACHING AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

DISINFECTION; SALT; SURVIVAL; VIRUS;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ENTERIC VIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; LAUNDRY; NONHUMAN; ROTAVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SURVIVAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; LAUNDERING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; ROTAVIRUS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

ADENOVIRIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 34547163373     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00688-07     Document Type: Article

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