In vivo comparison of two human norovirus surrogates for testing ethanol-based handrubs: the mouse chasing the cat!
Human noroviruses (HuNoV), a major cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, cannot be readily cultured in the lab. Therefore, a feline calicivirus (FCV) is often used as its surrogate to, among other things, test alcohol-based handrubs (ABHR). The more recent laboratory culture of a mouse norovirus...
Main Authors: | Syed A Sattar, Mohammad Ali, Jason A Tetro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3044752?pdf=render |
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