Group A rotavirus detection on environmental surfaces in a hospital intensive care unit

Ganime, Ana Carolina; Costa, Filipe A. Carvalho; Mendonça, Marcos Cesar L.; Vieira, Carmen B.; Santos, Marisa; Costa Filho, Rubens; Miagostovich, Marize P.; Leite, José Paulo G.

Article

Registro en:

GANIME, Ana Carolina; et al. Group A rotavirus detection on environmental surfaces in a hospital intensive care unit. American Journal of Infection Control, v.40, p.544-7, 2012.

0196-6553

https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/18809

10.1016/j.ajic.2011.07.017

1527-3296

https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8898474

Autor

Ganime, Ana Carolina

Costa, Filipe A. Carvalho

Mendonça, Marcos Cesar L.

Vieira, Carmen B.

Santos, Marisa

Costa Filho, Rubens

Miagostovich, Marize P.

Leite, José Paulo G.

Institución

Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Brasil)

Resumen

Environmental surfaces can play a role in the spread of pathogens, such as enteric viruses, within a hospital. This study assessed the level of contamination of group A rotavirus (RV-A) on environmental surfaces samples from an adult intensive care unit in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2030-01-01

Materias

Biomarcadores de vírus

Fômites

Infecção hospitalar

Enfermaria de adultos

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