Contamination of Hospital Surfaces with Bacterial Pathogens under the Current COVID-19 Outbreak.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic remains a global health issue for several reasons, such as the low vaccination rates and a lack of developed herd immunity to the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, as well as its potential inclination to elude neutralizing antibodies. It should be noted that the severity of the COVID-19 disease is significantly affected by the presence of co-infections. Comorbid conditions are caused not only by pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms but also by some representatives of the environmental microbiome. The presence of patients with moderate and severe forms of the disease in hospitals indicates the need for epidemiological monitoring of (1) bacterial pathogens circulating in hospitals, especially the ESKAPE group pathogens, and (2) the microbiome of various surfaces in hosp

SUBMITTER: Pochtovyi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8431522 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature