Preventing Viral Contamination: Effects of Wipe and Spray-based Decontamination of Gloves and Gowns.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31517980.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/ciz622 and PMC identifier 6761363.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
We conducted a laboratory simulation to evaluate the contamination of environmental surfaces when using wipe vs spray methods of personal protective equipment (PPE) decontamination. We did not observe any environmental contamination with the bacteriophage MS-2 when bleach solution spray or wipes were used for PPE disinfection.
Medical subject headings
- Decontamination
- Gloves, Protective
- Protective Clothing
- Viral Load