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ArticleIranian journal of microbiology2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 genome in the air, surfaces, and wastewater of the referral hospitals, Gorgan, north of Iran.

Farzad Ramezani Ziarani, Alireza Tahamtan, Hasan Safari, Alijan Tabarraei, Yousef Dadban Shahamat

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Article in Iranian journal of microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Farzad Ramezani ZiaraniDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Alireza TahamtanDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Hasan SafariDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Environmental Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Alijan TabarraeiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Yousef Dadban ShahamatDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Environmental Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Golestan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by the novel virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Knowing the virus's behavior and its persistence in different environments are crucial and will lead to the proper management of the disease. In this study, air, surface, and sewage samples were taken from different parts of referral hospitals for COVID-19. Materials and Methods: Air samples were taken with impinger, surface samples with swabs, and sewage samples were taken from the hospital wastewater treatment plant. After viral genome extraction, a real-time RT-PCR test was applied to confirm the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the collected samples. Results: The virus genome could be traced in the wards and wastewater related to hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Overally, 29%, 16%, and 37.5% of air, surface, and sewage samples were positive for the SARS-CoV-2 genome, respectively. Conclusion: Findings of such studies provide valuable results regarding the degree of contamination of hospital environments and the risk of virus transmission in different environments and among hospital staff and patients.

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Air pollutionCOVID-19Environmental contaminationHospital contaminationSARS-CoV-2Wastewater

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