Inactivation analysis of SARS-CoV-2 by specimen transport media, nucleic acid extraction reagents, detergents and fixatives
Stephen Welch, Katherine Davies, Hubert Buczkowski, Nipunadi Hettiarachchi, Nicole Green, Ulrike Arnold, Matthew Jones, Matthew J Hannah, Reah Evans, Christopher Burton, Jane E Burton, Malcolm Guiver, Patricia A Cane, Neil Woodford, Christine B Bruce, , Marian J Killip
This study evaluates the effectiveness of 23 commercial reagents and 7 chemicals in inactivating SARS-CoV-2 and tests filtration matrices to remove cytotoxic elements.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology · Oct 21, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology