Virucidal Activity of 3-Propiolactone Vapor
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The bactericidal activity of 3-propiolactone (BPL) vapor was first reported by Hoffman and Warshowsky (1958). Although this chemical has shown promise in our laboratories as a very useful gaseous disinfectanit for rooms and buildings, the lack of information on the virucidal activity of BPL vapor has been a deterrent in the use of the chemical to decontaminate virology laboratories or buildings. Dawson et al. (1959) have recently demonstrated the activity of the lactone vapor against the virus of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. The present paper describes the virucidal activity of BPL vapor against the viruses of smallpox, yellow fever, psittacosis, and the rickettsia Coxiella butrnetli on porous surfaces.
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