Environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for COVID-19 outbreak detection in hospital: a single-centre prospective study

• Prachi Ray,
• Bryant Lim,
• Katarina Zorcic,
• Jennie Johnstone,
• Aaron Hinz,
• Alexandra M.A. Hicks,
• Alex Wong,
• Derek R. MacFadden,
• Caroline Nott,
• Lucas Castellani,
• Rees Kassen,
• Michael Fralick

Affiliations

Prachi Ray

Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada

Bryant Lim

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Katarina Zorcic

Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada

Jennie Johnstone

Infection Prevention and Control, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Aaron Hinz

Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Alexandra M.A. Hicks

Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Alex Wong

Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Derek R. MacFadden

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Caroline Nott

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Lucas Castellani

Division of Clinical Sciences, NOSM University, Sudbury, ON, Canada; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Sault Area Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada

Rees Kassen

Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Michael Fralick

Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Corresponding author. Address: Sinai Health System, 60 Murray Street, M5T 3L9, Canada.