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Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

Abstract Understanding the particle size distribution in the air and patterns of environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for infection prevention policies. Here we screen surface and air samples from hospital rooms of COVID-19 patients for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Environmental sampling is conducted in three airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs) in …