Two pathogen reduction technologies-methylene blue plus light and shortwave ultraviolet light-effectively inactivate hepatitis C virus in blood products

Inactivation and Survival of Hepatitis C Virus on Inanimate Surfaces

(2011) Juliane Doerrbecker et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A New Era of Hepatitis C Therapy Begins

(2011) Donald M. Jensen   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Main Properties of the THERAFLEX MB-Plasma System for Pathogen Reduction

(2011) Jerard Seghatchian et al.   TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND HEMOTHERAPY

UVC Irradiation for Pathogen Reduction of Platelet Concentrates and Plasma

(2011) Axel Seltsam et al.   TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND HEMOTHERAPY

Turning Hepatitis C into a Real Virus

(2010) Catherine L. Murray et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Evolving epidemiology of hepatitis C virus

(2010) D. Lavanchy   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

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

(2010) Sandra Ciesek et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Transfusion-transmissible viral infections among US military recipients of whole blood and platelets during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

(2010) Shilpa Hakre et al.   TRANSFUSION

Infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus-1, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus and risk of transmission by transfusion

(2009) Steven H. Kleinman et al.   TRANSFUSION

Sterilization of platelet concentrates at production scale by irradiation with short-wave ultraviolet light

(2009) Harald Mohr et al.   TRANSFUSION

BLOOD COMPONENTS: A novel approach to pathogen reduction in platelet concentrates using short-wave ultraviolet light

(2009) Harald Mohr et al.   TRANSFUSION

Medical procedures as a risk factor for HCV infection in developed countries: Do we neglect a significant problem in medical care?

(2008) Katja Deterding et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Updates on pathogen inactivation of plasma using Theraflex methylene blue system

(2008) Jerard Seghatchian et al.   TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE

Proceedings of a Consensus Conference: Pathogen Inactivation—Making Decisions About New Technologies

(2007) Kathryn E. Webert et al.   TRANSFUSION MEDICINE REVIEWS