Risk factors for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA environmental contamination in rooms of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Zendy

Jun-Won Seo | Zendy; Da Young Kim | Zendy; Na Ra Yun | Zendy; You Mi Lee | Zendy; Merlin Jayalal Lawrence Panchali | Zendy; Mi-Seon Bang | Zendy; Seong Yeon Hwang | Zendy; ChoonMee Kim | Zendy; DongMin Kim | Zendy

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Risk 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,

Seong Yeon Hwang,

ChoonMee Kim,

DongMin 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.

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