How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 3 Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces.

Type of virus	Duration of persistence (range)	Source
Adenovirus	7 days – 3 months	[32, 34, 38–41, 111]
Astrovirus	7 – 90 days	[38]
Coronavirus	3 hours	[112, 113]
SARS associated virus	72 – 96 hours	[114]
Coxsackie virus	> 2 weeks	[34, 111]
Cytomegalovirus	8 hours	[115]
Echovirus	7 days	[39]
HAV	2 hours – 60 days	[35, 38, 41]
HBV	> 1 week	[116]
HIV	> 7 days	[117–119]
Herpes simplex virus, type 1 and 2	4.5 hours – 8 weeks	[34, 111, 118, 120]
Influenza virus	1 – 2 days	[39, 43, 121, 122]
Norovirus and feline calici virus (FCV)	8 hours – 7 days	[42, 45]
Papillomavirus 16	> 7 days	[123]
Papovavirus	8 days	[118]
Parvovirus	> 1 year	[118]
Poliovirus type 1	4 hours – < 8 days	[35, 118]
Poliovirus type 2	1 day – 8 weeks	[34, 38, 111]
Pseudorabies virus	≥ 7 days	[124]
Respiratory syncytial virus	up to 6 hours	[44]
Rhinovirus	2 hours – 7 days	[33, 125]
Rotavirus	6 – 60 days	[36 – 38, 41]
Vacciniavirus	3 weeks – > 20 weeks	[34, 126]

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