title: Dissemination of human adenoviruses and rotavirus species A on fomites of hospital pediatric units.
abstract: Rotavirus A and human adenovirus dissemination were demonstrated both in a pediatric ward and in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the same pediatric hospital. Virus detection from fomites samples were higher in the pediatric ward (42.3% [137 out of 324]) than in the NICU (4.5% [7 out of 156]), revealing that cleaning processes used in our NICU are effective in reducing viral contamination, suggesting human adenovirus as a potential biomarker of contamination of hospital fomites.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: acganime@ioc.fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ganime
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Paulo G
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.affiliation: Fernandes Figueira National Institute of Health of Women, Children and Adolescents, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo da Silva
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Filipe A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Carvalho-Costa
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiana Gil
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Melgaço
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabio Correia
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tulio M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fumian
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marize P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Miagostovich
mesh_terms: D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D050456:Fomites / Q000821:virology*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Hospital infection; Hospital surfaces; Neonatal intensive care unit