Increased hand washing reduces influenza virus surface contamination in Bangkok households, 2009–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Influenza Other Respir Viruses
• Personal Author:
  Levy, Jens W. ; Suntarattiwong, Piyarat ; Simmerman, James M. ; Jarman, Richard G. ; Johnson, Kara ; Olsen, Sonja J. ; Chotpitayasunondh, Tawee
• Description:
  Within a hand-washing clinical trial, we evaluated factors associated with fomite contamination in households with an influenza-infected child. Influenza virus RNA contamination was higher in households with low absolute humidity and in control households, suggesting that hand washing reduces surface contamination.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Environmental Microbiology Family Characteristics Female Fomites Hand Disinfection Humans Infant Infection Control Influenza, Human Male Orthomyxoviridae RNA, Viral

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• Source:
  Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2013; 8(1):13-16.
• Pubmed ID:
  24373290
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4177792
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5U51IP000345/IP/NCIRD CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5eb1c0177a85e07a4bc7d56348c438d45ff9974ef19fc8078f9427ed6a3180af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25755/cdc_25755_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 93.78 KB ]