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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2018

Efficacy of Silver Dihydrogen Citrate and Steam Vapor against a Human Norovirus Surrogate, Feline Calicivirus, in Suspension, on Glass, and on Carpet.

David Buckley, Muthu Dharmasena, Angela Fraser, Charles Pettigrew, Jeffery Anderson, Xiuping Jiang

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David BuckleyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Muthu DharmasenaDepartment of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Angela FraserDepartment of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Charles PettigrewThe Procter and Gamble Co., Mason, Ohio, USA.
Jeffery AndersonThe Procter and Gamble Co., Mason, Ohio, USA.
Xiuping JiangDepartment of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA xiuping@clemson.edu.
Clemson University · USProcter & Gamble (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carpets and other soft surfaces have been associated with prolonged and reoccurring human norovirus (HuNoV) outbreaks. Environmental hygiene programs are important to prevent and control HuNoV outbreaks. Despite our knowledge of HuNoV transmission via soft surfaces, no commercially available disinfectants have been evaluated on carpets. Our aim was to adapt a current standardized method for virucidal testing by assessing two disinfection technologies, silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) and steam vapor, against one HuNoV surrogate, feline calicivirus (FCV), on wool and nylon carpets. First, we evaluated the effect of both technologies on the appearance of carpet. Next, we evaluated the efficacy of SDC in suspension and the efficacy of SDC and steam vapor against FCV on a glass surface, each with and without serum. Lastly, we tested both technologies on two types of carpet, wool and nylon. Both carpets exhibited no obvious color changes; however, SDC treatments left a residue while steam vapor left minor abrasions to fibers. SDC in suspension and on glass reduced FCV by 4.65 log

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SteamAnimalsCalicivirus, FelineCatsCell LineCitratesDisinfectantsDisinfectionFloors and FloorcoveringsGasesGlassNorovirusSilverVirus InactivationCitratesDisinfectantsGasesSilverSteamcarpetdisinfectionfeline calicivirushard surfacehuman norovirussanitizationsoft surface

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PMID29625987
PMCPMC5981082
OpenAlexW2796115511

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