Table 2.

Inactivation of Infectious Agents in Plasma and Platelets Using Psoralen/UV-A

Classification	Agents	Log reduction
Virus (enveloped)	HIV-1/2, HTLV-I/II, HBV, DHBV, HCV, BVDV, WNV, CMV, SARS-CoV, vaccinia	>4.5 to >6.8
Virus (nonenveloped)	Human adenovirus-5, bluetongue, parvovirus B-19, HAV	>5.1 to >6.8
		3.5 to >5.0
Bacteria	Gram+ and gram−	>7.3
Spirochetes	Treponema pallidum, B burgdorferi	>5.9 to >10.6
Protozoa	Plasmodium falciparum, T cruzi, B microti	>5.0 to >6.9

Abbreviations: HTLV, human T lymphotropic virus; BVDV, bovine diarrheal virus.