Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2020)

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

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200885
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 7
pp. 1583 – 1591

Abstract

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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.

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