Viral Shedding and Environmental Cleaning in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 252-255, 2015.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-42175
ABSTRACT
Viral shedding lasted 31 and 19 days from symptom onset in two patients with east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) pneumonia, respectively. Environmental real-time RT-PCR was weakly positive for bed guardrail and monitors. Even after cleaning the monitors with 70% alcohol-based disinfectant, RT-PCR was still weakly positive, and converted to negative only after wiping with diluted sodium chlorite. Further studies are required to clarify the appropriate methods to clean environments during and after treatment of patients with MERS-CoV infection.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Sodium
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Virus Shedding
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Coronavirus Infections
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Coronavirus
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Middle East
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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