Does limited virucidal activity of biocides include duck hepatitis B virucidal action?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is agreement that the infectivity assay with the duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) is a suitable surrogate test to validate disinfectants for hepatitis B virucidal activity. However, since this test is not widely used, information...

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Main Authors: Sauerbrei Andreas, Schacke Michael, Glück Brigitte, Bust Uwe, Rabenau Holger F, Wutzler Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/276