Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on inanimate surfaces: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease affecting many people and able to be transmitted through direct and perhaps indirect contact. Direct contact transmission, mediated by aerosols or droplets, is widely demonstrated, whereas indirect transmission is only supported by collateral evidence such as virus persistence on inanimate surfaces and data from other similar viruses. The present systematic review aims to estimate SARS-CoV-2 prevalence on inanimate surfaces, identifying risk levels according to surface characteristics. Data were obtained from studies in published papers collected from two databases (PubMed and Embase) with the last search on 1 September 2020. Included studies had to be papers in English, had to deal with coronavirus and had to consider inanimate surfa

SUBMITTER: Belluco S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313411 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature