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. 1994 Feb;32(2):571–574. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.2.571-574.1994

Survival of human immunodeficiency virus in suspension and dried onto surfaces.

J van Bueren 1, R A Simpson 1, P Jacobs 1, B D Cookson 1
PMCID: PMC263082  PMID: 8150980

Abstract

Cell-free and cell-associated human immunodeficiency virus cultures suspended in 10% serum remained infectious for several weeks at room temperature. The stability was further increased when cell-associated virus was suspended in neat serum. When dried onto a glass coverslip, virus remained infectious for several days, although cell-associated virus lost infectivity more rapidly than cell-free virus.

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