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Virucidal Efficacy of Gaseous Ozone Against Type 1 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1)
Published in Ozone: Science & Engineering, 2023
Evans Ahortor, Les Baillie, David Lloyd, James Blaxland
In dental or healthcare setting, herpes infection is a well-known occupational hazard (Rowe, Heine and Kowalski 1982) as the virus is predominant in the saliva of people with an active cold sore (Lewis 2004; McIntyre 2001). In the study by Rowe, Heine and Kowalski (1982), it was found that herpetic whitlow was more frequent in practicing dentists than in the general population (Rowe, Heine and Kowalski 1982) due to the virus being introduced accidentally into the subcutaneous tissues of the finger via contaminated sharps or needle sticks (Lewis 2004). Patients with active HSV-1 requiring dental surgery are likely to contaminate dental equipment with viruses and this must be sterilized effectively before using on other patients.