Virucidal efficacy of disinfectant actives against feline calicivirus, a surrogate for norovirus, in a short contact time

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-30

  Whitehead, Kelly ^a   McCue, Karen A ^a  

^a RECKITT BENCKISER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acids; alcohol; bleach; disinfectants; feline calicivirus; Norovirus; pH; quaternary compounds; short contact time

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PH; VESIVIRUS; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS TITRATION;

CALICIVIRUS, FELINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT, VIRAL; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NOROVIRUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74449083648     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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