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fomite: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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fomite1 CONSTRUCTFomiteBOONE & GERBA · SURFACES

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Epidemiology

An object that carries infection between people

A fomite is an inanimate object or surface that becomes contaminated with a pathogen and then transfers it to a new host, letting infection spread without direct person-to-person contact. Doorknobs, phones, utensils, towels, and medical instruments all act as fomites when a susceptible person touches them and then their own mouth, nose, or eyes. Boone and Gerba's 2007 Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and enteric viral disease reviews how far surface contamination contributes to transmission. The referent is an indirect, object-mediated route of transmission, distinct from airborne, droplet, vector-borne, or direct-contact spread.[1]

Unit
The contaminated object serving as a transmission vehicle
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Assessed by swabbing surfaces for viable or genetic pathogen material and by transfer studies between surfaces and hands

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References

  1. Boone, S. A., & Gerba, C. P. (2007). Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and enteric viral disease. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(6), 1687–1696. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02051-06

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