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

Charles P. Gerba; Brianna M. Leija; Luisa A. Ikner; Patricia Gundy; William A. Rutala

doi:10.1017/ice.2021.428

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

Charles P. Gerba
, Brianna M. Leija
, Luisa A. Ikner
, Patricia Gundy
, William A. Rutala

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	335-337
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.428
State	Published - Feb 6 2023

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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