Air Surveillance for Viral Contamination with SARS-CoV-2 RNA at a Healthcare Facility

Autor: Amir Zahedi, Faezeh Seif, Masoumeh Golshan, Alireza Khammar, Mohammad Reza Rezaei Kahkha
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Food and Environmental Virology. 14:374-383
ISSN: 1867-0342
1867-0334
DOI: 10.1007/s12560-022-09524-1
Popis: The transmission pathway of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 also called COVID-19 disease) in indoor environments are the main area of contention between health systems and scientists. In this context, little has been investigated about the collection of airborne viral shedding. Here, we collected air samples from 24 locations inside the sole COVID-19 patient care center in Zabol, Iran, for screening SARS-CoV-2 RNA from March to May 2021. Locations included the ICU, COVID-19 wards (CWs) rooms, corridors, nearby nurses' stations, and toilets. We identified the SARS-CoV-2 RNA in breathing zone of CW, in room air, with the positivity rate of 2.5% at a concentration of 17 × 10
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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