ArticleSustainable cities and society2021
SARS-CoV-2 presented in the air of an intensive care unit (ICU).
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- Contamination of Air and Surfaces in Workplaces with SARS-CoV-2 Virus: A Systematic Review.Annals of work exposures and health · 2021Pooled it
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- Assessment of Air Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in Hospital Settings.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
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- Assessment of aerosol persistence in ICUs via low-cost sensor network and zonal models.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading worldwide, there have been arguments regarding the aerosol transmission of its causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Moreover, some re-detectable positive (RP) patients have been reported. However, little attention has been given to the follow-up of recovered patients, and there is no environmental evidence to determine whether these patients continue to shed the virus after they test negative. Therefore, with an objective to test the hypothesis of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, it is necessary to 1) determine whether SARS-CoV-2 particles are present in the indoor air and 2) determine whether recovered patients are still shedding virus, thus providing much-needed environmental evidence for the management of COVID-19 patients during the recovery period. In this study, surface and air samples were collected from an intensive care unit (ICU) containing one ready-for-discharge patient. All surface samples tested negative, but the air samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. This implies that SARS-CoV-2 particles may be shed in aerosol form for days after patients test negative. This finding may be one of the reasons for the observation of RP patients; therefore, there is a need for improved clinical and disease management guidelines for recovered COVID-19 patients.
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