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Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022. / Nörz, Dominik; Pfefferle, Susanne; Brehm, Thomas T; Franke, Gefion; Grewe, Ilka; Knobling, Birte; Aepfelbacher, Martin; Huber, Samuel; Klupp, Eva M; Jordan, Sabine; Addo, Marylyn M; Schulze Zur Wiesch, Julian; Schmiedel, Stefan; Lütgehetmann, Marc; Knobloch, Johannes K.

In: EUROSURVEILLANCE, Vol. 27, No. 26, 2200477, 06.2022.

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Harvard

Nörz, D, Pfefferle, S, Brehm, TT, Franke, G, Grewe, I, Knobling, B, Aepfelbacher, M, Huber, S, Klupp, EM, Jordan, S, Addo, MM, Schulze Zur Wiesch, J, Schmiedel, S, Lütgehetmann, M & Knobloch, JK 2022, 'Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022', EUROSURVEILLANCE, vol. 27, no. 26, 2200477. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.26.2200477

APA

Nörz, D., Pfefferle, S., Brehm, T. T., Franke, G., Grewe, I., Knobling, B., Aepfelbacher, M., Huber, S., Klupp, E. M., Jordan, S., Addo, M. M., Schulze Zur Wiesch, J., Schmiedel, S., Lütgehetmann, M., & Knobloch, J. K. (2022). Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022. EUROSURVEILLANCE, 27(26), [2200477]. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.26.2200477

Vancouver

Nörz D, Pfefferle S, Brehm TT, Franke G, Grewe I, Knobling B et al. Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022. EUROSURVEILLANCE. 2022 Jun;27(26). 2200477. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.26.2200477

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title = "Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022",
abstract = "The extent of monkeypox virus environmental contamination of surfaces is unclear. We examined surfaces in rooms occupied by two monkeypox patients on their fourth hospitalisation day. Contamination with up to 105 viral copies/cm2 on inanimate surfaces was estimated by PCR and the virus was successfully isolated from surfaces with more than 106 copies. These data highlight the importance of strict adherence of hospital staff to recommended protective measures. If appropriate, pre-exposure or early post-exposure vaccination should be considered for individuals at risk.",
keywords = "Germany, Hospitals, Humans, Monkeypox/transmission, Monkeypox virus",
author = "Dominik N{\"o}rz and Susanne Pfefferle and Brehm, {Thomas T} and Gefion Franke and Ilka Grewe and Birte Knobling and Martin Aepfelbacher and Samuel Huber and Klupp, {Eva M} and Sabine Jordan and Addo, {Marylyn M} and {Schulze Zur Wiesch}, Julian and Stefan Schmiedel and Marc L{\"u}tgehetmann and Knobloch, {Johannes K}",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
doi = "10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.26.2200477",
language = "English",
volume = "27",
journal = "EUROSURVEILLANCE",
issn = "1025-496X",
publisher = "Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA",
number = "26",

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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022

AU - Nörz, Dominik

AU - Pfefferle, Susanne

AU - Brehm, Thomas T

AU - Franke, Gefion

AU - Grewe, Ilka

AU - Knobling, Birte

AU - Aepfelbacher, Martin

AU - Huber, Samuel

AU - Klupp, Eva M

AU - Jordan, Sabine

AU - Addo, Marylyn M

AU - Schulze Zur Wiesch, Julian

AU - Schmiedel, Stefan

AU - Lütgehetmann, Marc

AU - Knobloch, Johannes K

PY - 2022/6

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N2 - The extent of monkeypox virus environmental contamination of surfaces is unclear. We examined surfaces in rooms occupied by two monkeypox patients on their fourth hospitalisation day. Contamination with up to 105 viral copies/cm2 on inanimate surfaces was estimated by PCR and the virus was successfully isolated from surfaces with more than 106 copies. These data highlight the importance of strict adherence of hospital staff to recommended protective measures. If appropriate, pre-exposure or early post-exposure vaccination should be considered for individuals at risk.

AB - The extent of monkeypox virus environmental contamination of surfaces is unclear. We examined surfaces in rooms occupied by two monkeypox patients on their fourth hospitalisation day. Contamination with up to 105 viral copies/cm2 on inanimate surfaces was estimated by PCR and the virus was successfully isolated from surfaces with more than 106 copies. These data highlight the importance of strict adherence of hospital staff to recommended protective measures. If appropriate, pre-exposure or early post-exposure vaccination should be considered for individuals at risk.

KW - Germany

KW - Hospitals

KW - Humans

KW - Monkeypox/transmission

KW - Monkeypox virus

U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.26.2200477

DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.26.2200477

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 35775427

VL - 27

JO - EUROSURVEILLANCE

JF - EUROSURVEILLANCE

SN - 1025-496X

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