Potential inactivation of SARS-CoV2 coronavirus: which germicidal agents are proposed?
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SARS-CoV2, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Virus InactivationAbstract
Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19), an acute respiratory condition caused by SARS-CoV2, has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) once it has spread to 215 countries around the world, infecting more than 7.8 million people and causing nearly 440,000 deaths1.
SARS-CoV2 is a coronavirus type β with genomic characteristics similar to MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV1 which affected more than 10,000 people in the last two decades2,3. Due to the high rate of infection and spread of SARS-CoV2, several mitigation measures have been employed. Measures adopted include quarantine, physical distancing, cleaning of surfaces and aerosols, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)2-6
Since sufficiently effective vaccine and treatments are not available, preventing infection by direct contact with surfaces, aerosols, or suspensions contaminated with SARS-CoV2 is the first and most important measure of containment against the pandemic.7 This is because SARS-CoV2 can survive for 3 hours in aerosols, 4 hours on copper surfaces, one day on cardboard, two days on stainless steel, and up to 3 days on plastic8. Given the high demand for PPE, which causes shortages and forces the reuse of PPE7,9 , effective cleaning methods are crucial.
How to cite this article: Wilches Visbal Jorge Homero, Castillo Pedraza Midian Clara, Serpa Romero Xiomara Zilena. Inactivación potencial del coronavirus SARS-CoV2: ¿qué agentes germicidas se proponen?. Revista Cuidarte. 2021;12(1):e1273. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.1273
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