Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA on Surfaces in Quarantine Rooms

Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA on Surfaces in Quarantine Rooms

We investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) environmental contamination in 2 rooms of a quarantine hotel after 2 presymptomatic persons who stayed there were laboratory-confirmed as having coronavirus disease. We detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA on 8 (36%) of 22 surfaces, as...

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Main Authors: Fa-Chun Jiang, Xiao-Lin Jiang, Zhao-Guo Wang, Zhao-Hai Meng, Shou-Feng Shao, Benjamin D. Anderson, Mai-Juan Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Coronavirus diseases
2019 novel coronavirus disease
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
respiratory diseases
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1435_article

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