Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34766164›Full record

ReviewView (Beijing, China)2020

Sanitizing agents for virus inactivation and disinfection.

Qianyu Lin, Jason Y C Lim, Kun Xue, Pek Yin Michelle Yew, Cally Owh, Pei Lin Chee, Xian Jun Loh

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in View (Beijing, China), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 133 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
133citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

133 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 277 citations in OpenAlex.

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73 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qianyu LinNUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore.
Jason Y C LimSoft Materials Department Institution of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Innovis Singapore.
Kun XueSoft Materials Department Institution of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Innovis Singapore.
Pek Yin Michelle YewSoft Materials Department Institution of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Innovis Singapore.
Cally OwhSoft Materials Department Institution of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Innovis Singapore.
Pei Lin CheeSoft Materials Department Institution of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Innovis Singapore.
Xian Jun LohSoft Materials Department Institution of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Innovis Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8118-6502
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral epidemics develop from the emergence of new variants of infectious viruses. The lack of effective antiviral treatments for the new viral infections coupled with rapid community spread of the infection often result in major human and financial loss. Viral transmissions can occur via close human-to-human contact or via contacting a contaminated surface. Thus, careful disinfection or sanitization is essential to curtail viral spread. A myriad of disinfectants/sanitizing agents/biocidal agents are available that can inactivate viruses, but their effectiveness is dependent upon many factors such as concentration of agent, reaction time, temperature, and organic load. In this work, we review common commercially available disinfectants agents available on the market and evaluate their effectiveness under various application conditions. In addition, this work also seeks to debunk common myths about viral inactivation and highlight new exciting advances in the development of potential sanitizing agents.

Indexed as

disinfectantsanitizersurfacevirucidalvirus

Identifiers

PMID34766164
PMCPMC7267133
OpenAlexW3028391983

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.