Environmental sampling of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Delta variant in the inpatient wards of a hospital in Nanjing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant of concern (VOC)-contaminated environmental surfaces and air in hospital wards admitting COVID-19 cases. Our study was designed to identify high-risk areas of Delta VOC contamination in the hospital and provide suggestions to in-hospital infection control. We analyzed the SARS-CoV-2 Delta VOC contamination in the air and environmental surface samples collected from a hospital in Nanjing, China.

Methods

We collected data on clinical features, laboratory tests, swab tests, and hospital wards, identified the factors associated with environmental contamination, and analyzed patients' hygiene behaviors during hospitalization.

Results

A total of 283 environmental surf

SUBMITTER: Chu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8743718 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature