Open AccessAir, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient
Author(s) -
Sean Wei Xiang Ong,
Yian Kim Tan,
Po Ying Chia,
Tau Hong Lee,
Oon Tek Ng,
Michelle Wong,
Kalisvar Marimuthu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2020.3227
Subject(s) - medicine , personal protective equipment , covid-19 , coronavirus , isolation (microbiology) , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , betacoronavirus , contamination , sars virus , virology , respiratory system , emergency medicine , pathology , outbreak , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
Coronaviruses have been implicated in nosocomial outbreaks with environmental contamination as a route of transmission. Similarly, nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been reported. However, the mode of transmission and extent of environmental contamination are unknown.
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