Virucidal Activity of Disinfectants Against Parvoviruses and Reference Viruses
Not all biocides present the same efficacy against viruses, with ethanol being poorly efficient and heat as well as sodium hypochlorite presenting limited efficacy depending on conditions tested. In our experiments, tested bio-cides containing peracetic acid presented very good overall virucidal efficacy; however, observed differences in susceptibility of different parvovirus species should be taken into account. Atmos-pheric decontamination with VHP presented good effica-cy against all tested viruses including parvoviruses even in the presence of blood. In general, this type of technol-ogy is used following pre-cleaning, although it has been shown to be very effective even under grossly soiled con-ditions
