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. 1990 Nov;56(11):3601–3604. doi: 10.1128/aem.56.11.3601-3604.1990

Chemical disinfection of hepatitis A virus on environmental surfaces.

J N Mbithi 1, V S Springthorpe 1, S A Sattar 1
PMCID: PMC185032  PMID: 2176450

Abstract

Hepatitis A virus disinfection was assessed on contaminated stainless-steel disks. Ten microliters of fecally suspended hepatitis A virus was deposited on the center of each disk, dried for 20 min, and then covered with 20 microliters of the test product for 1 min. Of the 20 formulations tested, only 2% glutaraldehyde, a quaternary ammonium formulation containing 23% HCl (toilet bowl cleaner), and sodium hypochlorite (greater than 5,000 ppm [greater than 5,000 micrograms/ml] of free chlorine) reduced the virus titer by greater than 99.9%; phenolics, iodine-based products, alcohols, and solutions of acetic, peracetic, citric, and phosphoric acids were unable to do so.

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