Hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus RNA degradation by methylene blue/light treatment of human plasma

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-245

  Muller Breitkreutz K ^a,b   Mohr, H ^a  

^a Institute Springe   (Germany)

^b Europ Plasma Fractionation Assoc   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HCV; Methylene blue; Photosensitization; RNA damage; RT PCR; Virus inactivation

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; METHYLENE BLUE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ILLUMINATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLASMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA DEGRADATION; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV-1; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIGHT; METHYLENE BLUE; PLASMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RETRO VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031697433     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199811)56:3<239::AID-JMV11>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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