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Am J Infect Control. 2014 Apr;42(4):423-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.10.016.
The survival of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus on 4 household surfaces.
Oxford J1, Berezin EN2, Courvalin P3, Dwyer DE4, Exner M5, Jana LA6, Kaku M7, Lee C8, Letlape K9, Low DE10, Madani TA11, Rubino JR12, Saini N13, Schoub BD14, Signorelli C15, Tierno PM16, Zhong X17.
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Abstract
We investigated the survival of a pandemic strain of influenza A H1N1 on a variety of common household surfaces where multiple samples were taken from 4 types of common household fomite at 7 time points. Results showed that influenza A H1N1sw virus particles remained infectious for 48 hours on a wooden surface, for 24 hours on stainless steel and plastic surfaces, and for 8 hours on a cloth surface, although virus recovery from the cloth may have been suboptimal. Our results suggest that pandemic influenza A H1N1 can survive on common household fomites for extended periods of time, and that good hand hygiene and regular disinfection of commonly touched surfaces should be practiced during the influenza season to help reduce transmission.
Copyright ? 2014 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Cleaning, Cloth, Handwashing, Home, Hygiene, Infection, Plastic, Stainless steel, Transmission, Wood
PMID:
24679569
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24679569
The survival of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus on 4 household surfaces.
Oxford J1, Berezin EN2, Courvalin P3, Dwyer DE4, Exner M5, Jana LA6, Kaku M7, Lee C8, Letlape K9, Low DE10, Madani TA11, Rubino JR12, Saini N13, Schoub BD14, Signorelli C15, Tierno PM16, Zhong X17.
Author information
Abstract
We investigated the survival of a pandemic strain of influenza A H1N1 on a variety of common household surfaces where multiple samples were taken from 4 types of common household fomite at 7 time points. Results showed that influenza A H1N1sw virus particles remained infectious for 48 hours on a wooden surface, for 24 hours on stainless steel and plastic surfaces, and for 8 hours on a cloth surface, although virus recovery from the cloth may have been suboptimal. Our results suggest that pandemic influenza A H1N1 can survive on common household fomites for extended periods of time, and that good hand hygiene and regular disinfection of commonly touched surfaces should be practiced during the influenza season to help reduce transmission.
Copyright ? 2014 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Cleaning, Cloth, Handwashing, Home, Hygiene, Infection, Plastic, Stainless steel, Transmission, Wood
PMID:
24679569
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24679569