Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3227

. 2020 Apr 28;323(16):1610-1612.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.3227.

Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

Sean Wei Xiang Ong¹, Yian Kim Tan², Po Ying Chia¹, Tau Hong Lee¹, Oon Tek Ng¹, Michelle Su Yen Wong², Kalisvar Marimuthu¹

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PMID: 32129805
PMCID: PMC7057172
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.3227

Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

Sean Wei Xiang Ong et al. JAMA. 2020.

. 2020 Apr 28;323(16):1610-1612.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.3227.

Authors

Sean Wei Xiang Ong¹, Yian Kim Tan², Po Ying Chia¹, Tau Hong Lee¹, Oon Tek Ng¹, Michelle Su Yen Wong², Kalisvar Marimuthu¹

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore.
² DSO National Laboratories, Singapore.

PMID: 32129805
PMCID: PMC7057172
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.3227

Abstract

This study documents results of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of environmental surfaces and personal protective equipment surrounding 3 COVID-19 patients in isolation rooms in a Singapore hospital.

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[1] Chowell G, Abdirizak F, Lee S, et al. . Transmission characteristics of MERS and SARS in the healthcare setting: a comparative study. BMC Med. 2015;13:210. doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0450-0 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[3] Bin SY, Heo JY, Song MS, et al. . Environmental contamination and viral shedding in MERS patients during MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea. Clin Infect Dis. 2016;62(6):755-760. doi:10.1093/cid/civ1020 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Bin SY, Heo JY, Song MS, et al. . Environmental contamination and viral shedding in MERS patients during MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea. Clin Infect Dis. 2016;62(6):755-760. doi:10.1093/cid/civ1020 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Wang D, Hu B, Hu C, et al. . Clinical characteristics of 138 hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia in Wuhan, China. JAMA. Published online February 7, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.1585 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Wang D, Hu B, Hu C, et al. . Clinical characteristics of 138 hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia in Wuhan, China. JAMA. Published online February 7, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.1585 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Corman VM, Landt O, Kaiser M, et al. . Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(3). doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3.2000045 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Corman VM, Landt O, Kaiser M, et al. . Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(3). doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3.2000045 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Young B, Ong SWX, Kalimuddin S, et al. . Epidemiologic features and clinical course of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore. JAMA. Published online March 3, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3204 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Young B, Ong SWX, Kalimuddin S, et al. . Epidemiologic features and clinical course of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore. JAMA. Published online March 3, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3204 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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