SARS-CoV-2 RNA persists on surfaces following terminal disinfection of COVID-19 hospital isolation rooms.
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Zhang, HL; Kelly, BJ; David, MZ; Lautenbach, E; Huang, E; Bekele, S; Tolomeo, P; Reesey, E; Loughrey, S; Pegues, D; Ziegler, MJ ...
Published in: Am J Infect Control
April 2022
We evaluated the effect of terminal cleaning on SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination of COVID-19 isolation rooms in an acute care hospital. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected on 32.1% of room surfaces after cleaning; the odds of contamination increased with month. The prevalence of elevated high-touch surface contamination was lower in terminally cleaned rooms than patient-occupied rooms.
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Am J Infect Control
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1527-3296
Publication Date
April 2022
Volume
50
Issue
4
Start / End Page
462 / 464
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- SARS-CoV-2
- RNA, Viral
- Patients' Rooms
- Humans
- Hospitals
- Epidemiology
- Disinfection
- COVID-19
- 4206 Public health
- 4202 Epidemiology
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Zhang, H. L., Kelly, B. J., David, M. Z., Lautenbach, E., Huang, E., Bekele, S., … CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 RNA persists on surfaces following terminal disinfection of COVID-19 hospital isolation rooms. Am J Infect Control, 50(4), 462–464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.014
Zhang, Helen L., Brendan J. Kelly, Michael Z. David, Ebbing Lautenbach, Elizabeth Huang, Selamawit Bekele, Pam Tolomeo, et al. “SARS-CoV-2 RNA persists on surfaces following terminal disinfection of COVID-19 hospital isolation rooms.” Am J Infect Control 50, no. 4 (April 2022): 462–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.014.
Zhang HL, Kelly BJ, David MZ, Lautenbach E, Huang E, Bekele S, et al. SARS-CoV-2 RNA persists on surfaces following terminal disinfection of COVID-19 hospital isolation rooms. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Apr;50(4):462–4.
Zhang, Helen L., et al. “SARS-CoV-2 RNA persists on surfaces following terminal disinfection of COVID-19 hospital isolation rooms.” Am J Infect Control, vol. 50, no. 4, Apr. 2022, pp. 462–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.014.
Zhang HL, Kelly BJ, David MZ, Lautenbach E, Huang E, Bekele S, Tolomeo P, Reesey E, Loughrey S, Pegues D, Ziegler MJ, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. SARS-CoV-2 RNA persists on surfaces following terminal disinfection of COVID-19 hospital isolation rooms. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Apr;50(4):462–464.
Published In
Am J Infect Control
DOI
EISSN
1527-3296
Publication Date
April 2022
Volume
50
Issue
4
Start / End Page
462 / 464
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- SARS-CoV-2
- RNA, Viral
- Patients' Rooms
- Humans
- Hospitals
- Epidemiology
- Disinfection
- COVID-19
- 4206 Public health
- 4202 Epidemiology