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Methylene blue in combination with sunlight as a low cost and effective disinfection method for coronavirus-contaminated PPE

Using the Murine Hepatitis Virus (MHV) A59 coronavirus as a SARS-CoV-2 animal surrogate, we validated that methylene blue (MB) in combination with sunlight exposure is a robust, fast, and low-cost decontamination method for PPE that should be added to the toolbox of practical pandemic preparedness.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vos, Kevin A., Gordon, Paul M.K., Heyne, Belinda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9329071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35908830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.019