Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020

Guo, Zhen-Dong; Wang, Zhongyi; Zhang, Shou-Feng; Li, Xiao; Li, Lin; Li, Chao; Cui, Yan; Fu, Rui-Bin; Dong, Yifei; Chi, Xiang-Yang; Zhang, Meng-Yao; Liu, Kun; Cao, Cheng; Liu, Bin; Zhang, Ke; Gao, Yu-Wei; Lu, Bing; Chen, Wei

doi:10.3201/eid2607.200885

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Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Apr 10, 2020

Authors:

Zhen-Dong Guo

Zhongyi Wang

Shou-Feng Zhang

Abstract

To determine distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in hospital wards in Wuhan, China, we tested air and surface samples. Contamination was greater in intensive care units than general wards. Virus was widely distributed on floors, computer mice, trash cans, and sickbed hand...

Subject

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

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