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Editor, Senior Moderator
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
. 2022 Jan 26;1-11.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.527. Online ahead of print.
Inactivation of Replication-Competent SARS-CoV-2 on Common Surfaces by Disinfectants
Zachary C Pope[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Carla Weisend[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Aditya Shah[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Hideki Ebihara[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Stacey Rizza[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
This experimental laboratory-based study evaluated two disinfectants' efficacy against replication-competent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) on three surfaces. Disinfectants were efficacious at eliminating the presence, viability, and subsequent replication of SARS-CoV-2 on all surfaces. Although SARS-CoV-2 likely spreads primarily via airborne transmission, layered mitigation should include high-touch surface disinfection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Disinfection; Industrial Hygiene; Infection Control; Virology.
. 2022 Jan 26;1-11.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.527. Online ahead of print.
Inactivation of Replication-Competent SARS-CoV-2 on Common Surfaces by Disinfectants
Zachary C Pope[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Carla Weisend[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Aditya Shah[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Hideki Ebihara[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Stacey Rizza[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35078553
- DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.527
Abstract
This experimental laboratory-based study evaluated two disinfectants' efficacy against replication-competent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) on three surfaces. Disinfectants were efficacious at eliminating the presence, viability, and subsequent replication of SARS-CoV-2 on all surfaces. Although SARS-CoV-2 likely spreads primarily via airborne transmission, layered mitigation should include high-touch surface disinfection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Disinfection; Industrial Hygiene; Infection Control; Virology.