Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022
Research
Environmental Persistence of Monkeypox Virus on Surfaces in Household of Person with Travel-Associated Infection, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2021
Table 1
Object/surface | Room, specific location | Sample from visibly soiled surface | Sample exposed to UV | Surface type | Mean cycle threshold | Viral culture result, PFU/mL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paper towels |
Bedroom, on bed |
Yes |
Low |
Porous |
16.1 |
<1 × 102 |
Underwear |
Bedroom, on bed |
Yes |
No |
Porous |
17.9 |
<1 × 102 |
Underwear |
Bedroom, on bed |
Yes |
No |
Porous |
19.3 |
3.2 × 102 |
Blanket |
Living room, on couch |
Yes |
Low |
Porous |
20.3 |
<1 × 102 |
Towel |
Living room, on couch |
Yes |
Low |
Porous |
20.3 |
<1 × 102 |
Disinfectant wipes |
Bedroom, bedside table |
No |
Low |
Porous |
21.9 |
‒ |
Towel |
Bedroom, on bed |
Yes |
Low |
Porous |
22.3 |
‒ |
Mattress cover |
Bedroom closet, in hamper |
Yes |
No |
Porous |
23.1 |
<1 × 102 |
Towel |
Bedroom, near bathroom |
Yes |
Low |
Porous |
36.7 |
‒ |
Underwear |
Bedroom, near bathroom |
Yes |
No |
Porous |
UND |
‒ |
Coffee table top |
Living room, edge
near couch |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
21.6 |
<1 × 102 |
Bedside table |
Bedroom, at bedside |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
21.7 |
‒ |
Sink knobs |
Bathroom, at sink near entry |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
22.3 |
‒ |
Bathtub drain |
Bathroom, in bathtub |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
24.4 |
‒ |
Toilet seat |
Bathroom, on toilet |
Yes |
Low |
Nonporous |
24.7 |
‒ |
Light switch |
Bathroom, at entrance above sink |
Yes |
Low |
Nonporous |
25.0 |
‒ |
Closet doorknob |
Outer knob of closet
door in bedroom |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
25.2 |
‒ |
Dresser top |
Bedroom, near entry |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
25.9 |
‒ |
Refrigerator handle |
Kitchen, on refrigerator door |
Yes |
Low |
Nonporous |
26.7 |
‒ |
Toilet handle |
Bathroom, on toilet |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
26.7 |
‒ |
Bathtub faucet |
Bathroom, in bathtub/shower unit |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
26.9 |
‒ |
Doorknob |
Inner knob of bathroom door |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
27.3 |
‒ |
Freezer handle |
Kitchen, on freezer door |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
28.2 |
‒ |
Cell phone |
Living room, on coffee table |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
28.3 |
‒ |
Light switch |
Bedroom, at entrance
above dresser |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
33.3 |
‒ |
Light switch |
Kitchen, on wall |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
33.5 |
‒ |
Light switch |
Living room, near front door |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
33.9 |
‒ |
Power strip button |
Bedroom, on floor along bed |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
34.2 |
‒ |
Television remote |
Living room, on TV stand |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
35.7 |
‒ |
Microwave handle |
Kitchen, on microwave |
No |
Low |
Nonporous |
UND |
‒ |
Closet light switch | Bedroom, next to closet door | No | Low | Nonporous | UND | ‒ |
*UND, undetermined (below detectable limit); ‒, negative.
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