Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation
•SARS-CoV-2 is highly susceptible to irradiation with ultraviolet light.•High viral loads of 5 * 106 TCID50/ml SARS-CoV-2 can be inactivated in 9 minutes by UVC irradiation.•UVC irradiation represents a suitable disinfection method for SARS-CoV-2. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic became a global...
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| Vydáno v: | American journal of infection control Ročník 48; číslo 10; s. 1273 - 1275 |
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| Hlavní autoři: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
01.10.2020
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc |
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| ISSN: | 0196-6553, 1527-3296, 1527-3296 |
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| Shrnutí: | •SARS-CoV-2 is highly susceptible to irradiation with ultraviolet light.•High viral loads of 5 * 106 TCID50/ml SARS-CoV-2 can be inactivated in 9 minutes by UVC irradiation.•UVC irradiation represents a suitable disinfection method for SARS-CoV-2.
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic became a global health burden. We determined the susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to irradiation with ultraviolet light. The virus was highly susceptible to ultraviolet light. A viral stock with a high infectious titer of 5 × 106 TCID50/mL was completely inactivated by UVC irradiation after nine minutes of exposure. The UVC dose required for complete inactivation was 1,048 mJ/cm2. UVA exposure demonstrated only a weak effect on virus inactivation over 15 minutes. Hence, inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by UVC irradiation constitutes a reliable method for disinfection purposes in health care facilities and for preparing SARS-CoV-2 material for research purpose. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 These authors share senior authorship. |
| ISSN: | 0196-6553 1527-3296 1527-3296 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.07.031 |