School-Based Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens on "High-Touch" Surfaces

• Main Authors: Alastair F. Murray (Author), Anne Emanuels (Author), Caitlin Wolf (Author), Nicholas Franko (Author), Lea Starita (Author), Janet A. Englund (Author), Helen Y. Chu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In order to assess the presence of respiratory pathogens on "high-touch" surfaces and inform sanitation practices at schools, pre-selected surfaces in elementary schools in Seattle, WA, USA were sampled weekly and tested by RT-PCR for 25 viral respiratory pathogens (including SARS-CoV-2 re...