Hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination of surfaces artificially contaminated with norovirus surrogate feline calicivirus

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-121

  Bentley, K ^a   Dove, B K ^a   Parks, S R ^a   Walker, J T ^a   Bennett, A M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decontamination; FCV; Hydrogen peroxide vapour; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

GLASS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PLASTIC; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; VAPOR; VESIVIRUS; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS LOAD; WARD;

CALICIVIRUS, FELINE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; VIRAL LOAD; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84856009454     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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