How Stable Is the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)? Environmental Stability of HCV and Its Susceptibility to Chemical Biocides | Zendy

Sandra Ciesek | Zendy; Martina Friesland | Zendy; Jörg Steinmann | Zendy; Britta Becker | Zendy; Heiner Wedemeyer | Zendy; Michael P. Manns | Zendy; Jochen Steinmann | Zendy; Thomas Pietschmann | Zendy; Eike Steinmann | Zendy

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How Stable Is the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)? Environmental Stability of HCV and Its Susceptibility to Chemical Biocides

Author(s) -

Sandra Ciesek,

Martina Friesland,

Jörg Steinmann,

Britta Becker,

Heiner Wedemeyer,

Michael P. Manns,

Jochen Steinmann,

Thomas Pietschmann,

Eike Steinmann

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/652803

Subject(s) - biocide , hepatitis c virus , virology , hepatitis c , flaviviridae , virus , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , pathology

In the absence of a cell culture system for propagation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), the antiviral activity of disinfectants against HCV was extrapolated from studies with the bovine viral diarrhea virus. The recent development of an HCV infection system allowed the direct assessment of environmental stability and susceptibility to chemical disinfectants.

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