Rhinovirus contamination of surfaces in
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B. Winther; K. McCue; K. Ashe; J. Rubino; J.O. Hendley
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Multiple surfaces contaminated with rhinovirus were detected in hotel rooms by reverse transcriptaseβpolymerase chain reaction (RTβPCR) following occupancy by a cold sufferer. Whether infectious rhinovirus contaminates surfaces in homes and is transferred from surfaces to fingertips thr