Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

Here, the authors sample air and surfaces in hospital rooms of COVID-19 patients, detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in air samples of two of three tested airborne infection isolation rooms, and find surface contamination in 66.7% of tested rooms during the first week of illness and 20% beyond the first week of...

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Main Authors: Po Ying Chia, Kristen Kelli Coleman, Yian Kim Tan, Sean Wei Xiang Ong, Marcus Gum, Sok Kiang Lau, Xiao Fang Lim, Ai Sim Lim, Stephanie Sutjipto, Pei Hua Lee, Than The Son, Barnaby Edward Young, Donald K. Milton, Gregory C. Gray, Stephan Schuster, Timothy Barkham, Partha Pratim De, Shawn Vasoo, Monica Chan, Brenda Sze Peng Ang, Boon Huan Tan, Yee-Sin Leo, Oon-Tek Ng, Michelle Su Yen Wong, Kalisvar Marimuthu, for the Singapore 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Research Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16670-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16670-2

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