ArticleThe Journal of hospital infection2020
Do established infection prevention and control measures prevent spread of SARS-CoV-2 to the hospital environment beyond the patient room?
Article in The Journal of hospital infection, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on inanimate surfaces: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 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
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- SARS-CoV-2 in hospital air as revealed by comprehensive respiratory viral panel sequencing.Infection prevention in practice · 2022Article
- Environmental contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in nursing homes.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
- Spring 2020 COVID-19 community transmission behaviours around New York City medical facilities.Infection prevention in practice · 2021Article
- Supporting parents as essential care partners in neonatal units during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Review
- COVID-19 and the digestive system: A comprehensive review.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Review
- Potential sources, modes of transmission and effectiveness of prevention measures against SARS-CoV-2.The Journal of hospital infection · 2020Review
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Abstract
The role of the hospital environment in the transmission of infection is well described. With an emerging infection whose mode of transmission is under investigation, strict infection prevention and control measures, including patient isolation, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment that is doffed on exiting the patient room, and environmental cleaning should be implemented to prevent spread. Environmental testing demonstrated that COVID-19 patients contaminated the patient area (11/26, 42.3% of tests) but contamination of general ward areas was minimal (1/30, 3%) and the virus was detected after cleaning on one item only (1/25, 4%) which was noted to be in disrepair.
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