In vivo protocol for testing efficacy of hand-washing agents against viruses and bacteria: experiments with rotavirus and Escherichia coli.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on December 01, 1989

Authors

S A Ansari1, S A Sattar, V S Springthorpe, G A Wells, W Tostowaryk

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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