Toilets dominate environmental detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a hospital.

ABSTRACT: Respiratory and fecal aerosols play confirmed and suspected roles, respectively, in transmitting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). An extensive environmental sampling campaign of both toilet and non-toilet environments was performed in a dedicated hospital building for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the associated environmental factors were analyzed. In total, 107 surface samples, 46 air samples, two exhaled condensate samples, and two expired air samples were collected within and beyond four three-bed isolation rooms. The data of the COVID-19 patients were collected. The building environmental design and the cleaning routines were reviewed. Field measurements of airflow and CO₂ concentrations were conducted. The 107 surface sa

SUBMITTER: Ding Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature