Minimal influenza virus transmission from touching contaminated face masks: a laboratory study.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 Aug 2024
30 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
12
03
2024
accepted:
19
08
2024
medline:
31
8
2024
pubmed:
31
8
2024
entrez:
30
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The risk of virus transmission via the touching of contaminated masks has long been assumed by infection control teams. Yet, robust evidence to support this belief has been lacking. This risk was investigated in a laboratory setting by measuring the amount of viable influenza virus successfully transferred from artificially contaminated medical (surgical) mask surfaces to a human finger used to swipe their outer surface under various experimental conditions. Despite being exposed to high levels of virus contamination on the masks, very little or no viable virus was successfully transferred from the mask to the finger in these experiments.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39215108
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-70615-z
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-70615-z
pmc: PMC11364630
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
20211Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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