ReviewInfection prevention in practice2020
Potential role of inanimate surfaces for the spread of coronaviruses and their inactivation with disinfectant agents.
Review in Infection prevention in practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Environmental cleaning to prevent COVID-19 infection. A rapid systematic review.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaPooled it
- Design of a Wireless Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation System and Validation of Germicidal Potential Against Biofilm-Forming Bacteria and Fungi.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Nanostructured surfaces for enveloped virus inactivation: mechanisms and fabrication strategies.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Ethanol Inhalation as a Method to Denature the Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Article
- Inactivation of human coronaviruses using an automated room disinfection device.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Localized delivery of nanomedicine and antibodies for combating COVID-19.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2023Review
- Quaternized Chitosan Derivatives as Viable Antiviral Agents: Structure-Activity Correlations and Mechanisms of Action.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2023Article
- Recent advances of nanotechnology in COVID 19: A critical review and future perspective.OpenNano · 2023Review
- Antimicrobial oral lavage reduces the SARS-CoV-2 load in intubated patients: randomized clinical trial.Journal of oral microbiology · 2023Article
- Assessment of compliance to packaging and labeling regulatory requirements of locally manufactured alcohol-based hand sanitizers marketed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2022Article
- Evaluation of quality and antimicrobial efficacy of locally manufactured alcohol-based hand sanitizers marketed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the era of COVID-19.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behaviour of bike sharing users.Sustainable cities and society · 2022Article
- Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants: a brief review and practical implications.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2022Review
- SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped virus persists on the surface of multiple produce but can be inactivated with gaseous ozone.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Investigation of mouse hepatitis virus strain A59 inactivation under both ambient and cold environments reveals the mechanisms of infectivity reduction following UVC exposure.Journal of environmental chemical engineering · 2022Article
- Health consequences of disinfection against SARS-CoV-2: Exploring oxidative stress damage using a biomonitoring approach.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Antibacterial and antiviral high-performance nanosystems to mitigate new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.Current opinion in biomedical engineering · 2022Review
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Practice of Forensic Medicine: An Overview.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on fomite surfaces: surface survival and risk reduction.Interface focus · 2022Review
- Wastewater, waste, and water-based epidemiology (WWW-BE): A novel hypothesis and decision-support tool to unravel COVID-19 in low-income settings?The Science of the total environment · 2022Review
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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1 author.
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Abstract
The novel human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has become a global health concern causing severe respiratory tract infections in humans. Human-to-human transmissions have been described, probably via droplets but possibly also via contaminated hands or surfaces. In a recent review on the persistence of human and veterinary coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces it was shown that human coronaviruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus or endemic human coronaviruses (HCoV) can persist on inanimate surfaces like metal, glass or plastic for up to 9 days. Some disinfectant agents effectively reduce coronavirus infectivity within 1 minute such 62%-71% ethanol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide or 0.1% sodium hypochlorite. Other compounds such as 0.05%-0.2% benzalkonium chloride or 0.02% chlorhexidine digluconate are less effective. An effective surface disinfection may help to ensure an early containment and prevention of further viral spread.
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