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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2021

Charles P. Gerba Open the ORCID record for Charles P. Gerba [Opens in a new window] ,
Brianna M. Leija ,
Luisa A. Ikner ,
Patricia Gundy  and
William A. Rutala
Charles P. Gerba*
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Brianna M. Leija
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Luisa A. Ikner
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Patricia Gundy
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
William A. Rutala
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: Charles P. Gerba, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , February 2023 , pp. 335 - 337
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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