The survival of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus on 4 household surfaces

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 woo...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2014-04, Vol.42 (4), p.423-425
Main Authors: Oxford, John, PSc, Berezin, Eitan N., MD, PhD, Courvalin, Patrice, MD, Dwyer, Dominic E., MD, Exner, Martin, PhD, Jana, Laura A., MD, Kaku, Mitsuo, MD, PhD, Lee, Christopher, FRCP, Letlape, Kgosi, FCS(Ophth), FRCS(Ophth), Low, Donald E., MD, Madani, Tariq Ahmed, MD, FRCPC, Rubino, Joseph R., MA, Saini, Narendra, MD, Schoub, Barry D., MD, DSc, FRCPath, Signorelli, Carlo, PhD, Tierno, Philip M., PhD, Zhong, Xuhui, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cleaning
Cloth
Environmental Microbiology
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Family Characteristics
Fomites - virology
General aspects
Handwashing
Home
Humans
Hygiene
Infection
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - physiology
Medical sciences
Microbial Viability
Pandemics
Plastic
Stainless steel
Survival analysis
Swine flu
Time Factors
Transmission
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.10.016