Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022

The extent of monkeypox virus environmental contamination of surfaces is unclear. We examined surfaces in rooms occupied by two monkeypox patients on their fourth hospitalisation day. Contamination with up to 10(5) viral copies/cm(2) on inanimate surfaces was estimated by PCR and the virus was succe...

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Autores principales: Nörz, Dominik, Pfefferle, Susanne, Brehm, Thomas, Franke, Gefion, Grewe, Ilka, Knobling, Birte, Aepfelbacher, Martin, Huber, Samuel, Klupp, Eva M., Jordan, Sabine, Addo, Marylyn M., Schulze zur Wiesch, Julian, Schmiedel, Stefan, Lütgehetmann, Marc, Knobloch, Johannes K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2022
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9248266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35775427
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.26.2200477
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Sumario:The extent of monkeypox virus environmental contamination of surfaces is unclear. We examined surfaces in rooms occupied by two monkeypox patients on their fourth hospitalisation day. Contamination with up to 10(5) viral copies/cm(2) on inanimate surfaces was estimated by PCR and the virus was successfully isolated from surfaces with more than 10(6) copies. These data highlight the importance of strict adherence of hospital staff to recommended protective measures. If appropriate, pre-exposure or early post-exposure vaccination should be considered for individuals at risk.

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