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Descriptor
English
:
Fomites
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Fómites
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Fômites
Synonyms
English
:
Fomite
Tree Number:
N06.850.295.300
Definition
English
:
Inanimate objects that carry pathogenic microorganisms and thus can serve as the source of infection. Microorganisms typically survive on
fomites
for minutes or hours. Common
fomites
include
CLOTHING
,
tissue
paper, hairbrushes, and
COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS.
See Related
English
:
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Equipment Contamination
History Note
English
:
2006
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
MI
microbiology
SN
statistics & numerical data
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
51233
Unique Identifier:
D050456
Occurrence in VHL
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