Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid contamination of surfaces on a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ward and intensive care unit

On coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wards, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid was frequently detected on high-touch surfaces, floors, and socks inside patient rooms. Contamination of floors and shoes was common outside patient rooms on the COVID-19 wards but...

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Autores principales: Redmond, Sarah N., Dousa, Khalid M., Jones, Lucas D., Li, Daniel F., Cadnum, Jennifer L., Navas, Maria E., Kachaluba, Nataliya M., Silva, Sandra Y., Zabarsky, Trina F., Eckstein, Elizabeth C., Procop, Gary W., Donskey, Curtis J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7511842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32782056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.416
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Sumario:On coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wards, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid was frequently detected on high-touch surfaces, floors, and socks inside patient rooms. Contamination of floors and shoes was common outside patient rooms on the COVID-19 wards but decreased after improvements in floor cleaning and disinfection were implemented.

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