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Viral contamination of aerosol and surfaces through toilet use in health care and other settings
BACKGROUND: The airborne spreading of enteric viruses can occur through the aerosol and droplets produced by toilet flushing. These can contaminate the surrounding environment, but few data exist to estimate the risk of exposure and infection. For this reason environmental monitoring of air and sele...
Autores principales: | Verani, Marco, Bigazzi, Roberto, Carducci, Annalaura |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7132667/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24818773 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.026 |
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