ReviewPathogens and global health2020
Viricidal treatments for prevention of coronavirus infection.
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- Biomedical waste plastic: bacteria, disinfection and recycling technologies-a comprehensive review.International journal of environmental science and technology : IJEST · 2023Review
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- Antiviral Activity of Contemporary Contact Lens Care Solutions against Two Human Seasonal Coronavirus Strains.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- MicroRNAs based regulation of cytokine regulating immune expressed genes and their transcription factors in COVID-19.Meta gene · 2022Article
- SARS-CoV-2 Spreads Globally Through the Object-to-Human Transmission of Cross-Border Logistics.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Virucidal Activity of Different Mouthwashes Using a Novel Biochemical Assay.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- CRISPR/Cas-New Molecular Scissors in Diagnostics and Therapeutics of COVID-19.Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB · 2021Review
- Platinum chloride-based viability RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection in complex samples.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Virucidal activity of oral care products against SARS-CoV-2Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, medicine, and pathology · 2021Article
- Review of the use of nasal and oral antiseptics during a global pandemic.Future microbiology · 2021Review
- Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on surfaces in New York City.Journal of global health · 2021Article
- Classical and alternative disinfection strategies to control the COVID-19 virus in healthcare facilities: a review.Environmental chemistry letters · 2021Review
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome and lung failure, is caused by the novel coronavirus, also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Due to high transmission rates from individual to individual, it has progressed to a pandemic. However, indirect transmission from inanimate objects or surfaces that have come in contact with a patient poses an even more significant threat as it is difficult to trace the source of infection in these cases. Therefore, these surfaces and objects require disinfection with chemicals having potent viricidal activity. These include alcohols, aldehydes, quaternary ammonium compounds, chlorhexidine, and chlorine-based disinfectants, among others. They vary in their viricidal activity depending on their structure, concentrations, and mechanism of action. Several studies have looked into these agents and the transmission of the virus related to it. Moreover, certain viricides, if used as constituents of commercially available oral disinfectants, can further aid in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia and maintain oral hygiene. However, these chemicals are not entirely free of potential hazards. In this review, we have compiled and critically appraised some commonly used viricidal agents in healthcare settings and the role they can play in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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