Survival of a surrogate virus on N95 respirator material

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1334-

  Casanova, Lisa M ^a   Waka, Behelhem ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; N95 VENTILATOR; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; VENTILATOR; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS SURVIVAL;

BACTERIOPHAGES; DECONTAMINATION; FOMITES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84887587931     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673994     Document Type: Letter

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