Persistence of influenza A (H1N1) virus on stainless steel surfaces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3239-3245

  Perry, K A ^a   Coulliette, A D ^b   Rose, L J ^a   Shams, A M ^a   Edwards, J R ^a   Noble Wang, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE; VIRUSES; MAMMALS; TRANSMISSIONS;

ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FETAL BOVINE SERUM; HEALTH CARE WORKERS; INFLUENZA EPIDEMICS; NONPOROUS SURFACE; STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE; SURFACE CONTAMINATIONS; CONTAMINATED SURFACES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

HEALTH WORKER; HUMIDITY; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIVITY; INFLUENZA; PUBLIC HEALTH; STEEL; VIRUS;

BOVINAE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS LOAD;

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAINLESS STEEL; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 84971318136     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04046-15     Document Type: Article

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