The potential virucidal effects of UV-C irradiation on SARS-CoV-2 were experimentally evaluated for different illumination doses and virus concentrations (1000, 5, 0.05 MOI). At a virus density comparable to that observed in SARS-CoV-2 infection, an UV-C dose of just 3.7 mJ/cm 2 was sufficient to achieve a more than 3-log inactivation without any sign of viral replication. Moreover, a complete inactivation at all viral concentrations was observed with 16.9 mJ/cm 2 . These results could explain the epidemiological trends of COVID-19 and are important for the development of novel sterilizing methods to contain SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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【저자키워드】 Respiratory tract diseases, Infection, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-COV-2 infection, virus, viral replication, inactivation, virucidal, epidemiological, virus concentration, dose, Viral concentration, Effect, Complete, MOI, evaluated, comparable, explain, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2 replication, effective,
【저자키워드】 Respiratory tract diseases, Infection, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-COV-2 infection, virus, viral replication, inactivation, virucidal, epidemiological, virus concentration, dose, Viral concentration, Effect, Complete, MOI, evaluated, comparable, explain, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2 replication, effective,