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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Guo, Zhen-Dong ; Wang, Zhong-Yi ; Zhang, Shou-Feng ; Li, Xiao ; Li, Lin ; Li, Chao ; Cui, Yan ; Fu, Rui-Bin ; Dong, Yun-Zhu ; Chi, Xiang-Yang ; Zhang, Meng-Yao ; Liu, Kun ; Cao, Cheng ; Liu, Bin ; Zhang, Ke ; Gao, Yu-Wei ; Lu, Bing ; Chen, Wei
• Description:
  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 handrails and was detected in air ≈4 m from patients.
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Microbiology Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Hospitals Humans Intensive Care Units Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(7):1586-1591
• Pubmed ID:
  32275497
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7323510
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9b4afd612afa6f6180a5f8a32a20174fb919223372d4d175b521fd526137d989
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90208/cdc_90208_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.78 MB ]