SARS-CoV-2 RNA persists on surfaces following terminal disinfection of COVID-19 hospital isolation rooms

We evaluated the effect of terminal cleaning on SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination of COVID-19 isolation rooms in an acute care hospital. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected on 32.1% of room surfaces after cleaning; the odds of contamination increased with month. The prevalence of elevated high-touch surface cont...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Helen L., Kelly, Brendan J., David, Michael Z., Lautenbach, Ebbing, Huang, Elizabeth, Bekele, Selamawit, Tolomeo, Pam, Reesey, Emily, Loughrey, Sean, Pegues, David, Ziegler, Matthew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8801058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35108581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.014
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Sumario:We evaluated the effect of terminal cleaning on SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination of COVID-19 isolation rooms in an acute care hospital. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected on 32.1% of room surfaces after cleaning; the odds of contamination increased with month. The prevalence of elevated high-touch surface contamination was lower in terminally cleaned rooms than patient-occupied rooms.

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