Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites

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. 2020 Aug;20(8):892-893.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30561-2. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites

Emanuel Goldman¹

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¹ Professor of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School - Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. Electronic address: egoldman@njms.rutgers.edu.

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PMCID: PMC7333993
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30561-2

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Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites

Emanuel Goldman. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;20(8):892-893.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30561-2. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

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Emanuel Goldman¹

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¹ Professor of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School - Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. Electronic address: egoldman@njms.rutgers.edu.

PMID: 32628907
PMCID: PMC7333993
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30561-2

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Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2020; 20: 892-93.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;20(9):e215. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30627-7. Epub 2020 Jul 30. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32738932 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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[1] Rabenau HF, Cinatl J, Morgenstern B, Bauer G, Preiser W, Doerr HW. Stability and inactivation of SARS coronavirus. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2005;194:1–6. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Rabenau HF, Cinatl J, Morgenstern B, Bauer G, Preiser W, Doerr HW. Stability and inactivation of SARS coronavirus. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2005;194:1–6. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Duan SM, Zhao XS, Wen RF, Huang JJ, Pi GH, Zhang SX. Stability of SARS coronavirus in human specimens and environment and its sensitivity to heating and UV irradiation. Biomed Environ Sci. 2003;16:246–255. - PubMed

[4] Duan SM, Zhao XS, Wen RF, Huang JJ, Pi GH, Zhang SX. Stability of SARS coronavirus in human specimens and environment and its sensitivity to heating and UV irradiation. Biomed Environ Sci. 2003;16:246–255. - PubMed

[5] van Doremalen N, Bushmaker T, Morris DH. Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV-1. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:1564–1567. - PMC - PubMed

[6] van Doremalen N, Bushmaker T, Morris DH. Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV-1. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:1564–1567. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Warnes SL, Little ZR, Keevil CW. Human coronavirus 229E remains infectious on common touch surface materials. mBio. 2015;6:e01697–e01715. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Warnes SL, Little ZR, Keevil CW. Human coronavirus 229E remains infectious on common touch surface materials. mBio. 2015;6:e01697–e01715. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Lindsley WG, Blachere FM, Thewlis RE. Measurements of airborne influenza virus in aerosol particles from human coughs. PLoS One. 2010;5 - PMC - PubMed

[10] Lindsley WG, Blachere FM, Thewlis RE. Measurements of airborne influenza virus in aerosol particles from human coughs. PLoS One. 2010;5 - PMC - PubMed

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