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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: RobertG on 13/07/2020 11:45:55

Title: Anti-bacterial wipes
Post by: RobertG on 13/07/2020 11:45:55

Just discussing Covid19 with my wife's nurse. She said wipe surfaces with anti-bacterial wipes. I didn't want to disagree with her, but as far as I know they're fine for killing bacteria, but not for virus such as C19. What's the answer peeps?
Thanks very much

Title: Re: Anti-bacterial wipes
Post by: Bored chemist on 13/07/2020 11:56:26

Most antibacterials will also inactivate most viruses. (Though antibiotics famously won't)
It's usually easy enough to find out what the active ingredient is and look on-line to see if t has been tested against covid.

Title: Re: Anti-bacterial wipes
Post by: set fair on 21/07/2020 00:01:21

When a patient is recovering from covid-19, bacterial infection can be more serious, sometimes deadly.