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

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 surfac...

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Main Authors: Levy, Jens W, Suntarattiwong, Piyarat, Simmerman, James M, Jarman, Richard G, Johnson, Kara, Olsen, Sonja J, Chotpitayasunondh, Tawee
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4177792/