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Infection Transmission

Studies on the chain of infection transmission in the home and in every day life including sources, survival, spread and exposure to infectious disease agents

Kitchen sponges as reservoirs of foodborne pathogens: Microbial growth dynamics, surface cross-contamination, and hygiene implications

Neuhaus E

04/05/2026

Dynamics of respiratory virus spread indoors suggest a holistic approach for exposure risk mitigation

et al., Ijaz MK

08/11/2025

Foodborne Pathogens in the Domestic Environment and Hygienic Status of Food Cleaning Utensils: A Comprehensive Review.

et al., Mataragka A

01/09/2025

Fomite workshop recommendations addressing the role of surfaces in virus transmission in the built environment

Abney SE, et al.

01/08/2025

Transfer of microorganisms to and from textiles in healthcare settings: a systematic review

et al., Gassman N

01/08/2025

Microbial burden on environmental surfaces and transmission of infection in long-term care facilities

Rutala WA

01/12/2024

Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) framework for exposure from toilet flushing using experimental aerosol concentration measurements.

et al., Higham C

01/12/2024

Public surface disinfection every 2 hours can reduce the infection risk of norovirus in airports up to 83%.

et al., Zhang N

01/12/2024

The role of staff and contaminated environmental surfaces in spreading of norovirus infection in a long-term health care facility in Italy

Aprea G, et al

01/12/2024

Household Transmission Dynamics of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2–Infected Children: A Multinational, Controlled Case-Ascertained Prospective Study 

et al., Funk A

17/04/2024

Indoor airborne risk assessment in the context of SARS-CoV-2. Description of airborne transmission mechanism and method to develop a new standardized model for risk assessment

World Health Organization

01/04/2024

How Viruses Spread Indoors and What to Do About It

Barron M

29/11/2023

Environmental dissemination of respiratoryviruses: dynamic interdependencies of respiratory droplets, aerosols, aerial particulates, environmental surfaces, and contribution of viral re-aerosolization.

Boone SA, Gerba CP, Ijaz MK, Mckinney J, Sattar SA

27/11/2023

 The role of hands in cross-contamination of kitchen surfaces during meal preparation

& Bact, Bernstein C, Chapman B, Goulter RM, kirchner M, Lavallee A, Schaffner D

05/11/2023

Look What the Cat Dragged in! Recurrent Clostridioides difficile from a Household Cat

Garza MA, Mathur N, Nabbout L, Quigley EM, Saleh A, Thomas B

01/10/2023

Consumer practices and prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella and norovirus in kitchens from six European countries

Borda D, Cardoso MJ, Didier P, Ferreira VB, Izsó T, Kasza G, Maître I, Møretrø T, Nguyen-The C, Skuland SE, Teixeira P

13/04/2021

Salmonella spp. in Pet Reptiles in Portugal: Prevalence and Chlorhexidine Gluconate Antimicrobial Efficacy

Ana C. Carvalho, Ana Reisinho, Fernando Bernardo and Manuela Oliveira, Inês Dias, João B. Cota *

23/03/2021

Bacterial survival on inanimate surfaces: a field study.

Katzenberger RH, Rösel A, Vonberg RP

20/03/2021

Persistence of Pathogens on Inanimate Surfaces: A Narrative Review

D.; Steinmann, E., J.; Steinmann, J.E.; Kirchhoff, L.; Brüggemann, Wißmann, Y.; Todt

10/02/2021

Coronavirus Persistence on a Plastic Carrier Under Refrigeration Conditions and Its Reduction Using Wet Wiping Technique, with Respect to Food Safety.

Malenovská H.

07/02/2021

Surface texture limits transfer of S. aureus, T4 bacteriophage, influenza B virus and human coronavirus.

Brennan AB, Brookbank L, Coffey J, Ho A, Jones CJ., Liu Q

04/02/2021

Aerosol generation in public restrooms

1 Jesse H. Schreck, Javad Hashemi, Jesse H. Schreck, Manhar Dhanak, Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Siddhartha Verma

31/01/2021

The bioaerosols emitted from toilet and wastewater treatment plant: a literature review

Gu C, Hu H, Li F, Liu S, Lou M, Tang Z, Xu C, Zhang Y

23/12/2020

Health care worker hand contamination at critical moments in outpatient care settings

Albert Parker, Brittney Matuschek, Diane Salisbury, Elizabeth Young, Ginnie Abell, James Bingham, Jane Kirk, Joan Seidel, LeAnne Kienast, Lorie Lerner, Nancy Reynolds, Wanda Mullins

01/11/2016

The housefly Musca domestica as a mechanical vector of Clostridium difficile

& Hilton, A. C., Anderson, Davies, M., M. P.

01/11/2016

Patient shoe covers: Transferring bacteria from the floor onto surgical bedsheets.

Ahmad Almatroudi, Anand Deva, BSc, Dayane de Melo Costa, Honghua Hu, Justin Galvin, Karen Vickery, Lillian Kelly Oliveira Lopes, MBBS, MN, MPH, PhD

01/11/2016

Salad leaf juices enhance Salmonella growth, fresh produce colonisation and virulence

Allcock N, Freestone P., Haigh R, Jordan S, Koukkidis G

01/11/2016

Non-slip socks: a potential reservoir for transmitting multidrug-resistant organisms in hospitals?

& Boswell, Mahida, N., T.

01/11/2016

Shoe soles as a potential vector for pathogen transmission: A systematic review.

& Garey, H., Hasan, I., K. W., Rashid, T., VonVille

19/09/2016

Indoor air as a vehicle for human pathogens: Introduction, objectives, and expectation of outcome

& Bact, D., S. A., Sattar

02/09/2016

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from surfaces and personnel at a hospital laundry facility

& Roberts, D., K. E., M. C., Michael, No

29/07/2016

FAQ: Microbiology of Built Environments

Anne S. Marsh, Joan W. Bennett, Lutgarde Raskin, Paula Olsiewski

01/05/2016

Influence of biological fluids in bacterial viability on different hospital surfaces and fomites.

Eller LK, Esteves DC, Keller R, Pereira VC, Rodrigues MV., Simões RD, Souza JM

01/03/2016

The occurrence of Salmonella in raw and ready-to-eat bean-sprouts and sprouted-seeds on retail sale in England and Northern Ireland

A., Aird, C., de Pinna, E., Elviss, F., Fox, H., J., Jorgensen, Kaye, L., Lane, M., McLauchlin, N., Sadler-Reeves, Willis

24/01/2016

Do high-touch surfaces in public spaces pose a risk for influenza transmission? A virologic study during the peak of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland

& Sax, A., H., Thomas, von Braun, Y.

01/12/2015

Review of human hand microbiome research.

& Wilson, C. A., Edmonds-Wilson, Fierer, M., N., N. I., Nurinova, S. L., Zapka

01/10/2015

Humans differ in their personal microbial cloud

& Bohannan, A. C., A. E., Altrichter, B. J. M., Bateman, Brown, G. Z., Green, J., J. F., J. L., Meadow, Stenson

22/09/2015

Aerosol-Transmitted Infections—a New Consideration for Public Health and Infection Control Teams

Catherine J. Noakes, Julian W. Tang, Nandini Shetty, Peter Wilson

01/09/2015

Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection.

Biswas JS, Goldenberg SD, Otter JA, Patel A, van Kleef E

01/08/2015

E. coli from dishcloths as an indicator of hygienic status in households

A. Mathee, A. Swart and T. G. Barnard, N. Naicker, V. Keshav

02/07/2015

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