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Studies on the Inactivation of Viruses by Ethylene Oxide

Undersøgelser af virusinaktivering med ætylenoksyd

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 13, pages 520–527 (1972)Cite this article

Abstract

Under conditions designed to imitate heavy natural contamination of equipment, animal cages, etc. virus was exposed to ethylene oxide treatment.

The effect on strains of the enterovirus types Coxsackie B3 and ECHO 11, of vaccinia virus and of Newcastle disease virus was studied. The viruses were all inactivated by a treatment which was considered sufficient from a bacteriological point of view.

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Under forsøgsbetingelser, som søgte at efterligne betingelser ved naturlig stærk forurening af instrumentarium, dyrebure etc., blev forskellige virus udsat for ætylenoksyd behandling.

Effekten på enterovirustyperne Coxsackie B3 og ECHO 11, på vaccinia virus og Newcastle disease virus blev undersøgt.

Gennem behandlingen blev alle fire virustyper inaktiveret.

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    Rikke Hoff-Jørgensen & Ebba Lund

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Hoff-Jørgensen, R., Lund, E. Studies on the Inactivation of Viruses by Ethylene Oxide. Acta Vet Scand 13, 520–527 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547157

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