Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and enteric viral disease

doi:10.1128/AEM.02051-06

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. 2007 Mar;73(6):1687-96.

doi: 10.1128/AEM.02051-06. Epub 2007 Jan 12.

Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and enteric viral disease

Stephanie A Boone¹, Charles P Gerba

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PMID: 17220247
PMCID: PMC1828811
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02051-06

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Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and enteric viral disease

Stephanie A Boone et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Mar.

. 2007 Mar;73(6):1687-96.

doi: 10.1128/AEM.02051-06. Epub 2007 Jan 12.

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Stephanie A Boone¹, Charles P Gerba

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¹ University of Arizona, 1117 East Lowell Street Building 90, Room 415, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. sboone@arizona.edu

PMID: 17220247
PMCID: PMC1828811
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02051-06

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**FIG. 1.**
Factors influencing virus survival on fomites.

**FIG. 2.**
Respiratory virus inactivation rates (*K_i*).

**FIG. 3.**
Inactivation rates (*K_i*) of enteric viruses.

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[1] Abad, F. X., R. M. Pinto, and A. Bosch. 1994. Survival of enteric viruses on environmental fomites. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:3704-3710. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Abad, F. X., R. M. Pinto, and A. Bosch. 1994. Survival of enteric viruses on environmental fomites. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:3704-3710. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Abad, F. X., C. Villena, S. Guix, S. Caballero, R. M. Pinto, and A. Bosch. 2001. Potential role of fomites in vehicular transmission of human astroviruses. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67:3904-3907. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Abad, F. X., C. Villena, S. Guix, S. Caballero, R. M. Pinto, and A. Bosch. 2001. Potential role of fomites in vehicular transmission of human astroviruses. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67:3904-3907. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Aitken, C., and D. J. Jeffries. 2001. Nosocomial spread of viral disease. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 14:528-546. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Aitken, C., and D. J. Jeffries. 2001. Nosocomial spread of viral disease. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 14:528-546. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Ansari, S. A., S. A. Sattar, V. S. Springthorpe, G. A. Wells, and W. Tostowaryk. 1988. Rotavirus survival on hands and transfer of infectious virus to animate and nonporous inanimate surfaces. J. Clin. Microbiol. 26:1513-1518. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Ansari, S. A., S. A. Sattar, V. S. Springthorpe, G. A. Wells, and W. Tostowaryk. 1988. Rotavirus survival on hands and transfer of infectious virus to animate and nonporous inanimate surfaces. J. Clin. Microbiol. 26:1513-1518. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Ansari, S. A., V. S. Springthorpe, S. A. Sattar, S. Rivard, and M. Rahman. 1991. Potential role of hands in the spread of respiratory viral infections-studies with human parainfluenza 3 and rhinovirus 14. J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:2115-2119. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Ansari, S. A., V. S. Springthorpe, S. A. Sattar, S. Rivard, and M. Rahman. 1991. Potential role of hands in the spread of respiratory viral infections-studies with human parainfluenza 3 and rhinovirus 14. J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:2115-2119. - PMC - PubMed

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