Every year, respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) cause countless respiratory infections worldwide. For infants, young children and people with preexisting conditions, the virus can be life-threatening.
The team from the Department for Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr University Bochum has explored ways to reduce the risk of infection. Their findings show that - when used correctly - alcohol-based hand sanitizers and commercially available surface disinfectants provide good protection against transmission of the virus via surfaces. The research team reports in the Journal of Hospital Infection of 23 August 2023.
Even though the amount of infectious virus decreased over time, we still detected infectious viral particles after seven days. In hospitals and medical practices in particular, it is therefore essential to disinfect surfaces on a regular basis." A test of five surface disinfectants containing alcohol, aldehyde and hydrogen peroxide showed that all cleaning agents inactivated the virus effectively on surfaces.
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