ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2020
Environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in a designated hospital for coronavirus disease 2019.
Article in American journal of infection control, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05745467 (Exploring the Impact of Nasal Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Intraoperative Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Particles and Assessment of Infectivity of Transmitted Particles), which is not on this map. Cited by 103 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Exploring the Impact of Nasal Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Intraoperative Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Particles and Assessment of Infectivity of Transmitted Particles
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review of indoor air sampling for virus detection.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on inanimate surfaces: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 2021Pooled it
- Environmental Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus RNA in Health Facilities in Brazil and a Systematic Review on Contamination Sources.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- [Is Disinfection of Public Surfaces useful for the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections?]Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2021Pooled it
- Assessment of Air Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in Hospital Settings.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
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- Methicillin-ResistantMicroorganisms · 2026Review
- Integrated monitoring of enveloped viruses in hospital environments: Detection, persistence, and implications for infection control.PloS one · 2026Article
- Combined prevention and treatment measures are essential to control nosocomial infections during the COVID-19 pandemic.World journal of virology · 2024Article
- SARS-CoV-2 genome incidence on the inanimate surface of the material used in the flow of biological samples from the collection point to the testing unit.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Risk factors for progressing to critical illness in patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2024Article
- A novel strategy for predicting critical illness in hospital-acquired COVID-19.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2024Article
- Decay pattern of SARS-CoV-2 RNA surface contamination in real residences.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Occurrence of Human Viruses on Fomites in the Environment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.ACS environmental Au · 2023Review
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the indoor air and surfaces of subway trains in Mashhad, Iran.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2023Article
- Virus-laden droplet nuclei in vortical structures associated with recirculation zones in indoor environments: A possible airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.Environmental advances · 2023Review
- Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a Tool to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Circulation at the Community Level: Findings from a One-Year Wastewater Investigation Conducted in Sicily, Italy.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is characterized by risk of nosocomial transmission; however, the extent of environmental contamination and its potential contribution of environmental contamination to SARS-CoV-2 transmission are poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate whether environmental contamination may play a role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
methodsAir samples were collected by natural precipitation, and environmental surface samples were collected by conventional surface swabbing. SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection was performed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
resultsViral RNA was not detected in the 44 air samples. The positive rates in 200 environmental surface samples in medical areas (24.83%) was higher than that in living quarters (3.64%), with a significant difference (P < .05). The positive rates were 25.00% and 37.50% for the general isolation ward and intensive care unit, respectively, and no significant difference was observed between them (P = .238). The top 5 sampling sites with a positive rate in medical areas were beepers (50.00%), water machine buttons (50.00%), elevator buttons (42.86%), computer mouses (40.00%), and telephones (40.00%).
conclusionsMost of the touchable surfaces in the designated hospital for COVID-19 were heavily contaminated, suggesting that the environment is a potential medium of disease transmission. These results emphasize the need for strict environmental surface hygiene practices and enhanced hand hygiene to prevent the spread of the virus.
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