A simple and rapid method to test the permeability of condoms to viruses
Beytout, D.; Chambon, M.; Laveran, H.; De Champs, C.; Peigue-Lafeuille, H.; Socquet, D.
Presse Medicale 18(33): 1651-1653
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0755-4982 PMID: 2530552 Document Number: 368955
phi x 174 and T7 coliphages can be used to find out if condoms are virus-proof. Protection against hepatitis B virus or papillomavirus contamination is not assured when T7, a 65 nm broad virus, leaks through the condom. The simple test can be used to establish a quality control norm for condoms.
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