Nobody could fail to
miss the media coverage about novel coronavirus COVID-19, with daily and
sometimes hourly updates about the ‘killer virus’. What exactly does it mean
for dental practices in the UK?
In relation to this,
Tim Sandle has written an article. Here is an extract:
"As coronaviruses have
a lipid envelope, a wide range of disinfectants are effective. Human
coronaviruses can be efficiently inactivated by surface disinfection procedures
with 62-71% ethanol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide or 0.1% sodium hypochlorite within
1 minute. Other biocidal agents such as 0.05-0.2% benzalkonium chloride or
0.02% chlorhexidine digluconate are less effective. A virucidal, ethanol-based
disinfector/cleaner such as mikrozid liquid could play a useful role in the
cleaning and disinfection of hard surfaces, particularly as it is effective
against enveloped viruses within one minute."
The reference is:
Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle, Pharmaceutical Microbiology Resources (http://www.pharmamicroresources.com/)
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