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Editor, Senior Moderator
Front Pediatr
. 2021 Jun 22;9:686386.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.686386. eCollection 2021.
School-Based Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens on "High-Touch" Surfaces
Alastair F Murray[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anne Emanuels[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Caitlin Wolf[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nicholas Franko[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Lea Starita[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Janet A Englund[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Helen Y Chu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
In order to assess the presence of respiratory pathogens on "high-touch" surfaces and inform sanitation practices at schools, pre-selected surfaces in elementary schools in Seattle, WA, USA were sampled weekly and tested by RT-PCR for 25 viral respiratory pathogens (including SARS-CoV-2 retrospectively) and S. pneumoniae during 2019-2020 winter respiratory illness season. Viral pathogens (rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza) known to cause respiratory illness were detected on commonly touched surfaces, especially wooden surfaces, and matched the patterns of circulating virus in the community.
Keywords: adenovirus; fomite surface; influenza; respiratory virus; rhinovirus; school health; viral surveillance.
. 2021 Jun 22;9:686386.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.686386. eCollection 2021.
School-Based Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens on "High-Touch" Surfaces
Alastair F Murray[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anne Emanuels[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Caitlin Wolf[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nicholas Franko[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Lea Starita[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Janet A Englund[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Helen Y Chu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34239849
- PMCID: PMC8257953
- DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.686386
Abstract
In order to assess the presence of respiratory pathogens on "high-touch" surfaces and inform sanitation practices at schools, pre-selected surfaces in elementary schools in Seattle, WA, USA were sampled weekly and tested by RT-PCR for 25 viral respiratory pathogens (including SARS-CoV-2 retrospectively) and S. pneumoniae during 2019-2020 winter respiratory illness season. Viral pathogens (rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza) known to cause respiratory illness were detected on commonly touched surfaces, especially wooden surfaces, and matched the patterns of circulating virus in the community.
Keywords: adenovirus; fomite surface; influenza; respiratory virus; rhinovirus; school health; viral surveillance.