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SUBMITTER: Siddharta A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5114683 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Siddharta Anindya A Pfaender Stephanie S Malassa Angelina A Doerrbecker Juliane J Anggakusuma Engelmann Michael M Nugraha Boya B Steinmann Joerg J Todt Daniel D Vondran Florian W R FW Mateu-Gelabert Pedro P Goffinet Christine C Steinmann Eike E
Scientific reports 20161118
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmissions among people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to pose a challenging global health problem. Here, we aimed to analyse a universally applicable inactivation procedure, namely microwave irradiation, as a safe and effective method to reduce the risk of viral transmission. The exposure of HCV from different genotypes to microwave irradiation resulted in a significant reduction of viral infectivity. Furthermore, microwave i ...[more]