Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 environmental contamination in hospital rooms is uncommon using viral culture techniques.
Clin Infect Dis
; 75(1): e307-e309, 2022 08 24.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1746921
ABSTRACT
We assessed environmental contamination of inpatient rooms housing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in a dedicated COVID-19 unit. Contamination with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was found on 5.5% (19/347) of surfaces via reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and 0.3% (1/347) of surfaces via cell culture. Environmental contamination is uncommon in hospitals rooms; RNA presence is not a specific indicator of infectious virus.
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Asunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
2022
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Artículo
País de afiliación:
Cid
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