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. 2020 Mar 19;105(3):474-476.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.018. Online ahead of print.

Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA environmental contamination in a tertiary referral hospital for infectious diseases in Northern Italy

Marta Colaneri  1 , Elena Seminari  1 , Antonio Piralla  2 , Valentina Zuccaro  1 , Alessandro Di Filippo  1 , Fausto Baldanti  3 , Raffaele Bruno  4 , Mario U Mondelli  5 ; COVID19 IRCCS San Matteo Pavia Task Force
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Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA environmental contamination in a tertiary referral hospital for infectious diseases in Northern Italy

Marta Colaneri et al. J Hosp Infect. .
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Map of the ward where swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RNA were obtained. Red dots indicate the sites where swabs were applied.
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