Maintenance of influenza virus infectivity on the surfaces of personal protective equipment and clothing used in healthcare settings

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 15 Số 6 - Trang 344-349 - 2010
Hiroko Sakaguchi1, Koji Wada2, Jitsuo Kajioka3, Mayumi Watanabe3, Ryuichi Nakano3, Tatsuko Hirose4, Hiroshi Ohta2, Yoshiharu Aizawa2
1Department of Occupational Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
2Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
3Kitasato Research Center of Environmental Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan
4School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan

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