Bacteriophage M13 May Be Used for the Assessment of Viral Transfer during Doffing of Ebola-Level Personal Protective Equipment

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 762-763

  Yuan, Shu ^a   Zhang, Zhong Wei ^a   Li, Zi Lin ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE M13; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE MS2; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; EBOLAVIRUS; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

BACTERIOPHAGE M13; EBOLAVIRUS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85045297340     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.74     Document Type: Letter

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