ReviewEnvironmental chemistry letters2021
Current understanding of the surface contamination and contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review.The Science of the total environment · 2021Pooled it
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- Designing 3D-Printed Mesh-Covered Fluid Collecting Racks (MFCRs) to Prevent Moisture-Related COVID-19 Sampling Interruptions in Taiwan.Journal of acute medicine · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of a Self-Decontaminating Coating Containing Usnic Acid in Reducing Environmental Microbial Load in Tertiary-Care Hospitals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Mechanisms controlling the transport and evaporation of human exhaled respiratory droplets containing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a review.Environmental chemistry letters · 2023Review
- Recent advances in copper and copper-derived materials for antimicrobial resistance and infection control.Current opinion in biomedical engineering · 2022Review
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- Adsorption of SARS CoV-2 spike proteins on various functionalized surfaces correlates with the high transmissibility of Delta and Omicron variants.Materials today. Bio · 2022Article
- Evaluation of biochemical characteristics of 183 COVID-19 patients: A retrospective study.Gene reports · 2022Article
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- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring using telemedicine: proof-of-concept cohort and failure modes and effects analyses.Wellcome open research · 2022Article
- Will the COVID-19 pandemic end with the Delta and Omicron variants?Environmental chemistry letters · 2022Article
- Application of Copper Iodide Nanoparticle-Doped Film and Fabric To Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 via the Virucidal Activity of Cuprous Ions (CuApplied and environmental microbiology · 2021Article
- Changes in Dietary Patterns and Clinical Health Outcomes in Different Countries during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Study of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in urban environment by questionnaire and modeling for sustainable risk control.Journal of hazardous materials · 2021Article
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the world and was subsequently declared as a pandemic in 2020. To overcome this public health challenge, comprehensive understanding of the disease transmission is urgently needed. Recent evidences suggest that the most common route of transmission for SARS-CoV-2 is likely via droplet, aerosol, or direct contact in a person-to-person encounter, although the possibility of transmission via fomites from surfaces cannot be ruled out entirely. Environmental contamination in COVID-19 patient rooms is widely observed due to viral shedding from both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients, and SARS-CoV-2 can survive on hospital surfaces for extended periods. Sequence of contact events can spread the virus from one surface to the other in a hospital setting. Here, we review the studies related to viral shedding by COVID-19 patients that can contaminate surfaces and survival of SARS-CoV-2 on different types of surfaces commonly found in healthcare settings, as well as evaluating the importance of surface to person transmission characteristics. Based on recent evidences from the literature, decontamination of hospital surfaces should constitute an important part of the infection control and prevention of COVID-19.
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