Testing of the Adhesion of Herpes Simplex Virus on Textile Substrates and Its Inactivation by Household Laundry Processes
Testing of the Adhesion of Herpes Simplex Virus on Textile Substrates and Its Inactivation by Household Laundry Processes作者机构：William-Kü ster-Institut for Hygiene Environment & Medicine Hohenstein Institute for Textilinnovation gGmbH Boen-nigheim Germany Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences Hygiene and Microbiology Kleve Germany Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Corporate Scientific Services Duesseldorf Germany Labor Dr. Merk & Kollegen GmbH Ochsenhausen Germany Henkel AG & Co. KGaA International R&D Laundry & Home Care Duesseldorf Germany
出 版 物：《Journal of Biosciences and Medicines》 (生物科学与医学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2016年第4卷第12期
页 面：111-125页
学科分类：0821[工学-纺织科学与工程] 08[工学]
主 题：Home Laundry Herpes Simplex Disinfectant Laundry Processes Inactivation of Viruses
摘 要：Viral infections like Herpes simplex increasingly pose a serious threat to European health care systems and welfare of the population. Indirect transmission routes of infections via inanimate surfaces are often underestimated. In this study, we investigated the adhesion and persistence of Herpes simplex virus on cotton fabrics as well as its inactivation by domestic laundry. Virus adhesion to textile fibers was distinct, because viral DNA was detectable on fabrics for at least 48 hours after contamination as well as after home laundry. Particles remained infectious for several hours at room temperature and partially for 48 hours at 2℃ - 8℃. Nevertheless, domestic laundry was able to inactivate virus particles given that detergents were adequately used. This confirmed that standard household laundry processes, as established in Europe, are a suitable tool to reduce infectious Herpes virus particles from textiles, thereby supporting the prevention of infections circulating in the household and community.
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