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cord-004068-d66lwylf	Shimoda, Tomoko	Effect of thermal control of dry fomites on regulating the survival of human pathogenic bacteria responsible for nosocomial infections	2019-12-27		.txt	text/plain	4676	221	43	A specialized handrail device fitted with a heater, which was maintained at normal human body core temperature, successfully prohibited the prolonged survival of bacteria [Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC), E. Furthermore, we propose that fomites warmed to human body core temperature may help to control bacterial survival in dry environments, and that such a strategy may prohibit the emergence of human pathogenic bacteria in hospital environments, eventually reducing the need for antibiotics as well as disinfectants. A heatmap generated with the high-resolution infrared sensor showed that in contrast to the stainless steel pipe without the heater, the surface temperature on the heated pipe was maintained at body core temperature (Fig 5A) , indicating that it is an effective tool to monitor the influence of temperature on bacterial survival on a dry surface. Taken together, we concluded that the handrail device warmed to human body core temperature prohibited the prolonged survival of some bacteria and a yeast-like fungus responsible for nosocomial infections on a dry surface.	./cache/cord-004068-d66lwylf.txt	./txt/cord-004068-d66lwylf.txt