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. 2023 Sep;29(9):1211-1213.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.06.012. Epub 2023 Jun 13.

Detection of viable SARS-CoV-2 on the hands of hospitalized children with COVID-19

Meryl Haas  1 , Paola Fürhacker  2 , Jan Hodek  3 , Petra Stangl  4 , Isabelle Alon  4 , Katharina Kainz  4 , Veronika Fajgelj  4 , Clemens Mädel  4 , Sophia Dotzler  4 , Florian Götzinger  4 , Lucie Ulrychová  5 , Sandra Preuner  6 , Michaela Fortschegger  6 , Dagmar Schinnerl  7 , Christina Walter  8 , Klara Obrova  7 , Jan Weber  3 , Angela Zacharasiewicz  4 , Thomas Lion  9
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Detection of viable SARS-CoV-2 on the hands of hospitalized children with COVID-19

Meryl Haas et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hand hygiene; Infectivity; Paediatric; Palmar hand swab; Respiratory virus; Smear infection.

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The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Infectious potential of hand-borne SARS-CoV-2. Violin-plot showing the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 viral loads detected by RT-qPCR screening of positive hand swabs (n=48), as specified by the scale on the ordinate. Hand swabs revealing no viral RNA (n=19) are shown at the bottom and are not included in the violin-plot (n.d. – not detected). Triangles indicate samples selected for viability testing of the virus in cell culture (n=28), and specimens with documented infectious particles are highlighted as filled triangles [▲] (n=6). Circles [○] represent samples not tested in cell culture (n=39). The plus symbols [+] mark the second and third quartiles of all viral RNA-positive hand swabs and the median is indicated by the encircled plus sign [⊕].
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