Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020

To determine distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in hospital wards in Wuhan, China, we tested air and surface samples. Contamination was greater in intensive care units than general wards. Virus was widely distributed on floors, computer mice, trash cans, and sickbed hand...

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Autores principales: Guo, Zhen-Dong, Wang, Zhong-Yi, Zhang, Shou-Feng, Li, Xiao, Li, Lin, Li, Chao, Cui, Yan, Fu, Rui-Bin, Dong, Yun-Zhu, Chi, Xiang-Yang, Zhang, Meng-Yao, Liu, Kun, Cao, Cheng, Liu, Bin, Zhang, Ke, Gao, Yu-Wei, Lu, Bing, Chen, Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32275497
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200885
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Sumario:To determine distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in hospital wards in Wuhan, China, we tested air and surface samples. Contamination was greater in intensive care units than general wards. Virus was widely distributed on floors, computer mice, trash cans, and sickbed handrails and was detected in air ≈4 m from patients.

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