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Comment
. 2021 Jan:107:105-107.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.10.021. Epub 2020 Nov 1.

Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces and in human excreta

Y Liu  1 , T Li  1 , Y Deng  1 , S Liu  1 , D Zhang  1 , H Li  1 , X Wang  1 , L Jia  1 , J Han  1 , Z Bei  1 , L Li  2 , J Li  3
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Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces and in human excreta

Y Liu et al. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Jan.
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Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces and in human excreta. (A) Survival time of SARS-CoV-2 on nine surfaces. The limit of detection (LOD) for the assays was 101.5 tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50)/mL. (B) Survival time of SARS-CoV-2 in three faecal and urine specimens. The LOD for the assays was 102.5 TCID50/mL due to cytotoxicity caused by faecal and urine specimens.
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