Occurrence of respiratory viruses on school desks

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 464 - 468
• Main Authors: Zulli, Alessandro, Bakker, Alexa, Racharaks, Ratanachat, Nieto-Caballero, Marina, Hernandez, Mark, Shaughnessy, Richard, Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Ulla, Ijaz, M. Khalid, Rubino, Joseph, Peccia, Jordan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Adenovirus; Colorado - epidemiology; Coronavirus; DNA, Viral - isolation & purification; Fomite; Humans; Influenza virus; Interior Design and Furnishings; Norovirus; Population Surveillance; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - virology; Rhinovirus; Risk Assessment; RNA Viruses - genetics; RNA Viruses - isolation & purification; RNA, Viral - isolation & purification; Schools; Colorado; Norovirus; HCoV; q(RT) PCR; Adenovirus; HAdV; HNoV; HRV; Coronavirus; Fomite; HIV; Influenza virus; ATP; Rhinovirus

•Primary schools are congregate settings with elevated risk of transmitting respiratory viruses.•Desk surfaces were sampled during the 2019 cold season, human respiratory viruses were quantified.•Adenovirus, rhinovirus, and coronavirus occurred on approximately 20% of desks sampled.•The results can...