Inactivation of Cytomegalovirus in Breast Milk Using Ultraviolet-C Irradiation: Opportunities for a New Treatment Option in Breast Milk Banking

• Megan L. Lloyd ,

  * E-mail: m.lloyd@ecu.edu.au

  Affiliations School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases Research and Training, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0140-1215

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• Nurul Hod,

  Affiliation School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

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• Jothsna Jayaraman,

  Affiliation School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

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• Elizabeth A. Marchant,

  Affiliations School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, Now at the Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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• Lukas Christen,

  Affiliations School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, Carag AG, Baar, Switzerland

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• Peter Chiang,

  Affiliation School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

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• Peter Hartmann,

  Affiliation School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

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• Geoffrey R. Shellam †,

  † Deceased.

  Affiliations School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases Research and Training, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

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• Karen Simmer

  Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Neonatal Clinical Care Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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