High tolerance of hepatitis B virus to thermal disinfection

J Hepatol. 2019 Dec;71(6):1249-1251. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.08.022. Epub 2019 Sep 5.
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Keywords: Hepatitis B virus; Inactivation; Infectivity; Thermostability.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Disinfection / methods*
  • Equipment Contamination / prevention & control*
  • Hepatitis B virus* / isolation & purification
  • Hepatitis B virus* / pathogenicity
  • Hepatitis B virus* / physiology
  • Hepatitis B* / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis B* / virology
  • Hot Temperature*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods