Citation
Chia, Po Ying, et al. "Detection of Air and Surface Contamination By SARS-CoV-2 in Hospital Rooms of Infected Patients." Nature Communications, vol. 11, no. 1, 2020, p. 2800.
Chia PY, Coleman KK, Tan YK, et al. Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients. Nat Commun. 2020;11(1):2800.
Chia, P. Y., Coleman, K. K., Tan, Y. K., Ong, S. W. X., Gum, M., Lau, S. K., Lim, X. F., Lim, A. S., Sutjipto, S., Lee, P. H., Son, T. T., Young, B. E., Milton, D. K., Gray, G. C., Schuster, S., Barkham, T., De, P. P., Vasoo, S., Chan, M., ... Marimuthu, K. (2020). Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients. Nature Communications, 11(1), 2800. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16670-2
Chia PY, et al. Detection of Air and Surface Contamination By SARS-CoV-2 in Hospital Rooms of Infected Patients. Nat Commun. 2020 05 29;11(1):2800. PubMed PMID: 32472043.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients.
AU - Chia,Po Ying,
AU - Coleman,Kristen Kelli,
AU - Tan,Yian Kim,
AU - Ong,Sean Wei Xiang,
AU - Gum,Marcus,
AU - Lau,Sok Kiang,
AU - Lim,Xiao Fang,
AU - Lim,Ai Sim,
AU - Sutjipto,Stephanie,
AU - Lee,Pei Hua,
AU - Son,Than The,
AU - Young,Barnaby Edward,
AU - Milton,Donald K,
AU - Gray,Gregory C,
AU - Schuster,Stephan,
AU - Barkham,Timothy,
AU - De,Partha Pratim,
AU - Vasoo,Shawn,
AU - Chan,Monica,
AU - Ang,Brenda Sze Peng,
AU - Tan,Boon Huan,
AU - Leo,Yee-Sin,
AU - Ng,Oon-Tek,
AU - Wong,Michelle Su Yen,
AU - Marimuthu,Kalisvar,
AU - ,,
Y1 - 2020/05/29/
PY - 2020/04/07/received
PY - 2020/05/18/accepted
PY - 2020/5/31/entrez
PY - 2020/5/31/pubmed
PY - 2020/6/17/medline
SP - 2800
EP - 2800
JF - Nature communications
JO - Nat Commun
VL - 11
IS - 1
N2 - Understanding the particle size distribution in the air and patterns of environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for infection prevention policies. Here we screen surface and air samples from hospital rooms of COVID-19 patients for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Environmental sampling is conducted in three airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs) in the ICU and 27 AIIRs in the general ward. 245 surface samples are collected. 56.7% of rooms have at least one environmental surface contaminated. High touch surface contamination is shown in ten (66.7%) out of 15 patients in the first week of illness, and three (20%) beyond the first week of illness (p = 0.01, χ2 test). Air sampling is performed in three of the 27 AIIRs in the general ward, and detects SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive particles of sizes >4 µm and 1-4 µm in two rooms, despite these rooms having 12 air changes per hour. This warrants further study of the airborne transmission potential of SARS-CoV-2.
SN - 2041-1723
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32472043/full_citation
L2 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16670-2
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
