Addressing personal protective equipment (PPE) decontamination : methylene blue and light inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on N95 respirators and medical masks with maintenance of integrity and fit
Lendvay, Thomas Sean; Chen, J.; Harcourt, B.H.et al.
2021 • In Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Haubruge, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion durable des bio-agresseurs
Thiry, Etienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Virologie vétérinaire et maladies virales animales
Heyne, B.
Laperre, J.
Page, K.
Cui, Y.
Clark, T.
Smits, S.J.
Parker, R.
Timm, E.
Mores, C.N.
Ludwig-Begall, Louisa ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Virologie vétérinaire et maladies virales animales
Macia, N.
Faris, P.
Evans, D.
Chu, L.F.
Gallagher, T.
Jolois, O.
Patel, A.
Molloy-Simard, V.
Homdayjanakul, K.
Sahni, J.
Tritsch, S.R.
Wielick, Constance ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Virologie vétérinaire et maladies virales animales
Simmons, S.
Mackie, C.
Mayo, M.
Lemyre, J.C.
Wagner, T.
Dams, Lorène ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI)
Addressing personal protective equipment (PPE) decontamination : methylene blue and light inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on N95 respirators and medical masks with maintenance of integrity and fit
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