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Method of preventing AIDS transmission resulting from blood transfusions

US5039688A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 1989
Grant dateAug 13, 1991
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P31/18
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Quaternary ammonium salts such as the benzalkonium chlorides and cetylpyridinium chloride can prevent the transmission of AIDS-causing virus through blood transfusions and through the use of blood products prepared using the blood of an AIDS infected individual.

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