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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"fomites"”.
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Presence and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on Indoor Surfaces and Masks
… via contaminated surfaces, also known as fomites, remains controversial. The overarching goal of this study was to investigate the presence and stability of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on indoor surfaces and masks, and to provide insight into the possibility of fomite …
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Norovirus in Recreational Waters in Arizona
… contaminated food, contact with contaminated fomites, inhalation of aerosolized vomitus, or person to person spread. Outbreaks of norovirus following exposure to contaminated recreational water have been documented, as swimmers and others engaged in water recreation often consume recreational …
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Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus Species, Including MRSA, in the Home Environment
… from contaminated inanimate objects known as fomites. Many hard surfaces serve as good reservoirs for MRSA, including door knobs and hand rails. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of MRSA and other staphylococcal species in 76 homes across the central Texas area. This study will …
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Substrate Utilization of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen, Candida auris, and the Antifungal Activity of Select Essential Oils
… Second, it is able to survive for weeks on fomites. Third, it is almost always drug resistant, sometimes to all three classes of antifungal drugs used to treat <em>Candida </em>infections. The objectives of this study are three-fold. First, two existing methods, population estimation using …
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Development and Implementation of a Cervical Patch Sampling Approach for Cervical Screening and the Study of HPV Transmission
… in vivo model also allowed to assess the role of fomites in the transmission of PV. Here we found that fomite transmission is indeed a real possibility and PV demonstrated a significant resistance to desiccation in our model systems. Past work has suggested a possible role for the viral protein E4 …
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Detection and description of influenza a virus transmission in commercial weaned pigs in Illinois, USA
… coronaviruses are most likely to be detected on fomites throughout a meatpacking plant and can help inform future occupational health measures in the event of a zoonotic pathogen, or for the active reduction of human pathogens in the food-processing chain.