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. 2020 Sep;26(9):2162-2164.
doi: 10.3201/eid2609.201435. Epub 2020 May 18.

Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA on Surfaces in Quarantine Rooms

Fa-Chun Jiang, Xiao-Lin Jiang, Zhao-Guo Wang, Zhao-Hai Meng, Shou-Feng Shao, Benjamin D Anderson, Mai-Juan Ma

Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA on Surfaces in Quarantine Rooms

Fa-Chun Jiang et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

We investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) environmental contamination in 2 rooms of a quarantine hotel after 2 presymptomatic persons who stayed there were laboratory-confirmed as having coronavirus disease. We detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA on 8 (36%) of 22 surfaces, as well as on the pillow cover, sheet, and duvet cover.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; Coronavirus diseases; RNA; SARS-CoV-2; environment; hospitalization; hygiene; pneumonia; respiratory diseases; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; surface; transmission; viruses; zoonoses.

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