ReviewWorld journal of clinical cases2020
Stability and infectivity of coronaviruses in inanimate environments.
Review in World journal of clinical cases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 244 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A systematic review of human coronaviruses survival on environmental surfaces.The Science of the total environment · 2021Pooled it
- Knowledge and practice of personal protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Environmental metagenomics enhances detection of circulating viruses from live poultry markets in Cambodia.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Aerosolization effects on coronavirus infectivity.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Viral etiology of febrile respiratory syndrome among patients in Liaoning Province, China.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- SARS-CoV-2 genome incidence on the inanimate surface of the material used in the flow of biological samples from the collection point to the testing unit.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in children: experts' consensus statement updated for the Omicron variant.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2024Article
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- Access to Information, and Concerns, Myths and Truths about Food Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Portuguese Population.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Environmental Stability and Transmissibility of Enveloped Viruses at Varied Animate and Inanimate Interfaces.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Review
- Viral respiratory infections in a rapidly changing climate: the need to prepare for the next pandemic.EBioMedicine · 2023Review
- Efficacy of copper blend coatings in reducing SARS-CoV-2 contamination.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2023Article
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- Clinical Significance and Diagnostic Utility of NLR, LMR, PLR and SII in the Course of COVID-19: A Literature Review.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Review
- Effect of Reducing Agent on Characteristics and Antibacterial Activity of Copper-Containing Particles in Textile Materials.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Point-of-care CRISPR/Cas biosensing technology: A promising tool for preventing the possible COVID-19 resurgence caused by contaminated cold-chain food and packaging.Food frontiers · 2022Article
- Chitosan-Based Formulations Intended as Protective Spray for Mask Surfaces in Prevention of Coronavirus Dissemination.ChemistrySelect · 2022Article
- Characterizing the microbiota of instrumentation in ophthalmology clinics during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
- Inanimate Surfaces as a Source of Hospital Infections Caused by Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses with Particular Emphasis on SARS-CoV-2.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly contagious virus that can transmit through respiratory droplets, aerosols, or contacts. Frequent touching of contaminated surfaces in public areas is therefore a potential route of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The inanimate surfaces have often been described as a source of nosocomial infections. However, summaries on the transmissibility of coronaviruses from contaminated surfaces to induce the coronavirus disease 2019 are rare at present. This review aims to summarize data on the persistence of different coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces. The literature was systematically searched on Medline without language restrictions. All reports with experimental evidence on the duration persistence of coronaviruses on any type of surface were included. Most viruses from the respiratory tract, such as coronaviruses, influenza, SARS-CoV, or rhinovirus, can persist on surfaces for a few days. Persistence time on inanimate surfaces varied from minutes to up to one month, depending on the environmental conditions. SARS-CoV-2 can be sustained in air in closed unventilated buses for at least 30 min without losing infectivity. The most common coronaviruses may well survive or persist on surfaces for up to one month. Viruses in respiratory or fecal specimens can maintain infectivity for quite a long time at room temperature. Absorbent materials like cotton are safer than unabsorbent materials for protection from virus infection. The risk of transmission
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