Situations Leading to Reduced Effectiveness of Current Hand Hygiene against Infectious Mucus from Influenza Virus-Infected Patients

Situations Leading to Reduced Effectiveness of Current Hand Hygiene against Infectious Mucus from Influenza Virus-Infected Patients

Antiseptic hand rubbing (AHR) and antiseptic hand washing (AHW) are important to prevent the spread of influenza A virus (IAV). This study elucidated the situations/mechanisms underlying the reduced efficacy of AHR against infectious mucus derived from IAV-infected individuals and indicated the weak...

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Main Authors: Ryohei Hirose, Takaaki Nakaya, Yuji Naito, Tomo Daidoji, Risa Bandou, Ken Inoue, Osamu Dohi, Naohisa Yoshida, Hideyuki Konishi, Yoshito Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-09-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
hand hygiene
antiseptic hand rubbing
antiseptic hand washing
ethanol-based disinfectant
viscosity
mucus
sputum
influenza a virus
diffusion
fluid simulation
disinfectants
influenza
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00474-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00474-19

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