Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd · Apr 1990
[Tonometer sterilization. The inactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and adenovirus (type 2) by ultraviolet radiation].
Thirty seconds of ultraviolet radiation was sufficient to completely sterilize the probes of hand applanation tonometers highly contaminated with herpes simplex virus type I and adenovirus type 2. Application of the method and clinical consequences are discussed.