Increased hand washing reduces influenza virus surface contamination in B angkok households, 2009–2010

Within a hand‐washing clinical trial, we evaluated factors associated with fomite contamination in households with an influenza‐infected child. Influenza virus RNA contamination was higher in households with low absolute humidity and in control households, suggesting that hand washing reduces surfac...

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Published in:Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2014-01, Vol.8 (1), p.13-16
Main Authors: Levy, Jens W., Suntarattiwong, Piyarat, Simmerman, James M., Jarman, Richard G., Johnson, Kara, Olsen, Sonja J., Chotpitayasunondh, Tawee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absolute humidity
Age
Children & youth
Contamination
Disease control
Hand
Households
Humidity
Hygiene
Infections
Influenza
Medical laboratories
Pandemics
Respiratory diseases
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
RNA viruses
Studies
Surveillance
Viruses
Washing
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Summary:Within a hand‐washing clinical trial, we evaluated factors associated with fomite contamination in households with an influenza‐infected child. Influenza virus RNA contamination was higher in households with low absolute humidity and in control households, suggesting that hand washing reduces surface contamination.
ISSN:1750-2640
1750-2659
DOI:10.1111/irv.12204