Fomite-mediated transmission as a sufficient pathway: a comparative analysis across three viral pathogens.

Alicia N M KraayMichael A L HayashiNancy Hernandez-CeronIan H SpicknallMarisa C EisenbergRafael MezaJoseph N S Eisenberg

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)

Fomite-mediated transmission is an important pathway for the three pathogens examined. The effectiveness of environmental interventions differs significantly both by pathogen and venue. While fomite-based interventions may be able to lower [Formula: see text] for fomites below 1 and interrupt transmission, rhinovirus and norovirus are so infectious ([Formula: see text]) that single environmental interventions are unlikely to interrupt fomite transmission for these pathogens.

Keyphrases

physical activity
gram negative
randomized controlled trial
smoking cessation
sars cov
human milk
candida albicans
preterm infants