Environmental Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from Medical Equipment in Long-Term Care Facilities undergoing COVID-19 Outbreaks.

Atiba Nelson,Jennifer Kassimatis,Jay Estoque,Cicely Yang,Geoffrey McKee,Elizabeth Bryce,Linda Hoang,Patricia Daly,Mark Lysyshyn,Althea S. Hayden,John Harding,Suni Boraston,Meena Dawar,Michael Schwandt

Environmental Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from Medical Equipment in Long-Term Care Facilities undergoing COVID-19 Outbreaks.

2020

Atiba Nelson
Jennifer Kassimatis
Jay Estoque
Cicely Yang
Geoffrey McKee
Elizabeth Bryce
Linda Hoang
Patricia Daly
Mark Lysyshyn
Althea S. Hayden
John Harding
Suni Boraston
Meena Dawar
Michael Schwandt

We conducted environmental sampling at long-term care facilities to determine the extent of surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 virus. Medical equipment used throughout the facility was determined to be contaminated.

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Infection control
Medicine
Medical equipment
Long-term care
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Intensive care medicine
Coronavirus disease 2019
2019 20 coronavirus outbreak
Outbreak

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