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. 2022 Jun:124:121-122.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.02.025. Epub 2022 Mar 11.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on surfaces in a COVID-19 hospital ward indicates airborne viral spread

J Thylefors  1 , S Thuresson  2 , M Alsved  2 , A Widell  3 , C-J Fraenkel  1 , J Löndahl  2 , P Medstrand  4 , E Senneby  5
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on surfaces in a COVID-19 hospital ward indicates airborne viral spread

J Thylefors et al. J Hosp Infect. 2022 Jun.
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