Investigation of the efficacy of alcohol-based solutions on adenovirus serotypes 8, 19 and 37, common causes of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, after an adenovirus outbreak in hospital

Uzuner, HÜSEYİN; Karadenizli, AYNUR; Er, DOĞANHAN; Osmanı, Agim

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2018.05.011

Investigation of the efficacy of alcohol-based solutions on adenovirus serotypes 8, 19 and 37, common causes of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, after an adenovirus outbreak in hospital

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Uzuner H., Karadenizli A., Er D. K., Osmanı A.

JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, cilt.100, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 100
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.05.011
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Anahtar Kelimeler: Adenovirus serotype 8, Adenovirus serotype 19, Adenovirus serotype 37, Ethanol, Isopropanol, Chlorhexidine-digluconate, N-butanol, Virucidal activity, VIRUCIDAL ACTIVITY, FELINE CALICIVIRUS, HAND DISINFECTANT, INFECTION, SURROGATE, ETHANOL, VIRUSES, HYGIENE
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Hand antiseptics are of great importance in the prevention of nosocomial infections. Due to the frequent occurrence of adenoviral epidemic keratoconjunctivitis outbreaks in the study hospital, it was necessary to investigate the efficiency of alcoholbased solutions on adenoviruses.