Environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in hospital rooms of patients with acute COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Data on the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain conflicting. Airborne transmission is still debated. However, hospital risk control requires better understanding of the different modes of transmission. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of, and factors associated with, environmental air and surface contamination in the rooms of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in the acute phase of the disease.

Methods

Sixty-five consecutive patients were included in this study. For each patient, seven room surfaces, air 1 m and 3 m from the patient's head, the inner surface of the patient's mask, and the outer surface of healthcare workers' (HCW) masks were sampled. Environmental contamination was assessed by quantitati

SUBMITTER: Nagle S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9098885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature