Persistence of pathogens on inanimate surfaces
- For the prevention of infectious diseases, knowledge about transmission routes is essential. In addition to respiratory, fecal–oral, and sexual transmission, the transfer of pathogens via surfaces plays a vital role for human pathogenic infections - especially nosocomial pathogens. Therefore, information about the survival of pathogens on surfaces can have direct implications on clinical measures, including hygiene guidelines and disinfection strategies. In this review, we reviewed the existing literature regarding viral, bacterial, and fungal persistence on inanimate surfaces. In particular, the current knowledge of the survival time and conditions of clinically relevant pathogens is summarized. While many pathogens persist only for hours, common nosocomial pathogens can survive for days to weeks under laboratory conditions and thereby potentially form a continuous source of transmission if no adequate inactivation procedures are performed
| Author: | Jan Erik WißmannORCiDGND, Lisa KirchhoffORCiDGND, Yannick BrüggemannGND, Daniel Matthias TodtORCiDGND, Jörg Helmut SteinmannGND, Eike SteinmannORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-82308 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020343 |
| Parent Title (English): | Microorganisms |
| Subtitle (English): | a narrative review |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Place of publication: | Basel |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2021/09/02 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2021/02/09 |
| Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
| Tag: | Open Access Fonds bacteria; fungi; inanimate surfaces; stability; viruses |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 2, Article 343 |
| First Page: | 343-1 |
| Last Page: | 343-36 |
| Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
| Institutes/Facilities: | Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, Abteilung für Molekulare und Medizinische Virologie |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Medizin, Gesundheit |
| open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
| faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät |
| Licence (English): |  Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |
