Open AccessRisk factors for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA environmental contamination in rooms of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Author(s) -
Jun-Won Seo,
Da Young Kim,
Na Ra Yun,
You Mi Lee,
Merlin Jayalal Lawrence Panchali,
Mi-Seon Bang,
Soo Hyun Hwang,
Choon-Mee Kim,
Dong-Min Kim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2022.44
Subject(s) - covid-19 , coronavirus , betacoronavirus , virology , medicine , sars virus , pneumonia , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The risk factors of environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2 are largely unknown. We analyzed 1,320 environmental samples obtained from COVID-19 patients over 1 year. The risk factors for contamination of COVID-19 patients' surrounding environment were higher viral load in the respiratory tract and shorter duration from symptom onset to sample collection.