Process for the preparation of a pasteurized immunoglobulin preparation using ethanol

摘要

A process for the production of a pasteurized immunoglobulin preparation is described, which comprises heating a solution of an immunoglobulin in the presence of a carboxylic acid or one of its salts and/or of a saccharide until viable pathogens, which may remain undetected in conventional tests, in particular hepatitis viruses or HTLV III ("Aids") viruses, are inactivated i.e. are rendered incapable of reproduction and/or of being intracellularly or otherwise reproduced. A preparation of this type can be used for therapy or prophylaxis or as component of a diagnostic kit.