Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020

Zhen-Dong Guo; Zhongyi Wang; Shou-Feng Zhang; Xiao Li; Lin Li; Chao Li; Yan Cui; Rui-Bin Fu; Yifei Dong; Xiang-Yang Chi; Meng-Yao Zhang; Kun Liu; Rongqiao He; Bin Liu; Ke Zhang; Yu-Wei Gao; Bing Lu; Wei Chen

doi:10.3201/eid2607.200885

Abstract

To determine distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in hospital wards in Wuhan, China, we tested air and surface samples. Contamination was greater in intensive care units than general wards. Virus was widely distributed on floors, computer mice, trash cans, and sickbed handrails and was detected in air ≈4 m from patients.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusMedicineAerosolRespiratory systemChinaBetacoronavirusDistribution (mathematics)PandemicEmergency medicineVirologyIntensive care medicineGeographyOutbreakInternal medicineMeteorologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 26
Issue: 7
Pages: 1583-1591
Citations: 1121
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                                    Zhen-Dong Guo, 
                                
                                    Zhongyi Wang, 
                                
                                    Shou-Feng Zhang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020. 
                            Emerging infectious diseases
                            , 26
                            (7)
                            , 1583-1591.
                            https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200885
                        

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DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.200885