Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a...

Abstract

This study documents results of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of environmental surfaces and personal protective equipment surrounding 3 COVID-19 patients in isolation rooms in a Singapore hospital.

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MedicinePersonal protective equipmentSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIsolation (microbiology)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusBetacoronavirusContaminationSars virusVirologyRespiratory systemEmergency medicinePathologyOutbreakInternal medicineMicrobiology

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 323
Issue: 16
Pages: 1610-1610
Citations: 2226
Access: Closed

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                                    Sean Wei Xiang Ong, 
                                
                                    Yian Kim Tan, 
                                
                                    Po Ying Chia
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient. 
                            JAMA
                            , 323
                            (16)
                            , 1610-1610.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.3227
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.3227