Transfer efficiency of an enveloped virus, human coronavirus 229E, from various hard surface fomites to finger pads of the hands

Transfer efficiency of an enveloped virus, human coronavirus 229E, from various hard surface fomites to finger pads of the hands

Respiratory viruses can be transmitted by fomite contact, but no data currently exist on the transfer of enveloped viruses. The transfer efficiency of human coronavirus from various hard surfaces ranged from 0.46% to 49.0%. This information can be used to model the fomite transmission of enveloped v...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2023-02, Vol.44 (2), p.335-337
Hauptverfasser: Gerba, Charles P., Leija, Brianna M., Ikner, Luisa A., Gundy, Patricia, Rutala, William A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Concise Communication
Coronavirus 229E, Human
Coronaviruses
Disease control
Disease transmission
Efficiency
Ethanol
Experiments
Fomites
Hand
Hands
Humans
Humidity
Polyethylene glycol
Porcelain
Respiratory syncytial virus
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Skin
Stainless steel
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:Respiratory viruses can be transmitted by fomite contact, but no data currently exist on the transfer of enveloped viruses. The transfer efficiency of human coronavirus from various hard surfaces ranged from 0.46% to 49.0%. This information can be used to model the fomite transmission of enveloped viruses.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2021.428