Abstract
This study documents results of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of environmental surfaces and personal protective equipment surrounding 3 COVID-19 patients in isolation rooms in a Singapore hospital.
Keywords
MedicinePersonal protective equipmentSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIsolation (microbiology)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusBetacoronavirusContaminationSars virusVirologyRespiratory systemEmergency medicinePathologyOutbreakInternal medicineMicrobiology
MeSH Terms
BetacoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsEquipment ContaminationEquipment and SuppliesHospitalHumansPandemicsPersonal Protective EquipmentPneumoniaViralReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSARS-CoV-2Virus Shedding
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- Year
- 2020
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 323
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 1610-1610
- Citations
- 2226
- Access
- Closed
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Sean Wei Xiang Ong,
Yian Kim Tan,
Po Ying Chia
et al.
(2020).
Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient.
JAMA
, 323
(16)
, 1610-1610.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.3227
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.2020.3227
- PMID
- 32129805
- PMCID
- PMC7057172