All surfaces are not equal in contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2

X Xue, JK Ball, C Alexander, MR Alexander - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
The world faces a severe and acute public health emergency due to the ongoing
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic caused by the severe acute …

Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses on dry surfaces: potential for indirect transmission

M Bueckert, R Gupta, A Gupta, M Garg, A Mazumder - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The unwavering spread of COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. Preventive measures
like social distancing and mask usage have been taken all around the globe but still, as of …

Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on critical personal protective equipment

SB Kasloff, A Leung, JE Strong, D Funk, T Cutts - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The spread of COVID-19 in healthcare settings is concerning, with healthcare workers
representing a disproportionately high percentage of confirmed cases. Although SARS-CoV …

Modeling the stability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on skin, currency, and clothing

DE Harbourt, AD Haddow, AE Piper… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
A new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in the winter of 2019 in Wuhan, China, and
rapidly spread around the world. The extent and efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is far …

Current understanding of the surface contamination and contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings

H Choi, P Chatterjee, JD Coppin, JA Martel… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the world and was
subsequently declared as a pandemic in 2020. To overcome this public health challenge …

SARS-CoV-2: outline, prevention, and decontamination

E Janik, M Bartos, M Niemcewicz, L Gorniak, M Bijak - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The new coronavirus began to spread around the world in late 2019. Initially, it was found
only in China, but in the following days there were reported cases of infections in other …

[HTML][HTML] Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on inanimate surfaces: A review

J Xu, C Xu, R Chen, Y Yin, Z Wang, K Li, J Shi… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The stability of SARS-CoV-2 for varying periods on a wide range of inanimate surfaces has
raised concerns about surface transmission; however, there is still no evidence to confirm …

The viability of SARS-CoV-2 on solid surfaces

M Hosseini, S Behzadinasab, Z Benmamoun… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on life in 2020 and 2021. One method of
transmission occurs when the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, contaminates solids …

Contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on fomite surfaces: surface survival and risk reduction

A Tharayil, R Rajakumari, M Mozetic… - Interface …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is an unprecedented concern regarding the viral strain SARS-CoV-2 and especially
its respiratory disease more commonly known as COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 virus has the …

Porous surfaces: Stability and recovery of coronaviruses

L Owen, M Shivkumar, RBM Cross… - Interface …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The role of indirect contact in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is not clear. SARS-CoV-2
persists on dry surfaces for hours to days; published studies have largely focused on hard …