Publication: Increased hand washing reduces influenza virus surface contamination in Bangkok households, 2009–2010
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2013
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Levy, Jens W, Piyarat Suntarattiwong, James M Simmerman, Richard G Jarman, Kara Johnson, Sonja J Olsen, and Tawee Chotpitayasunondh. 2013. “Increased hand washing reduces influenza virus surface contamination in Bangkok households, 2009–2010.” Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 8 (1): 13-16. doi:10.1111/irv.12204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12204.
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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.
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Human, influenza, Thailand, transmission
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