Environmental Surface Circulation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Asadabad Hospital Wards

Since early 2020, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a public health risk due to serious acute respiratory syndrome. The aim of our study was to determine surface circulation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Asadabad Hospital wards. Fifty swab samples were obtained from the hospital wards. The real-time test...

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Published inClinical laboratory (Heidelberg) Vol. 68; no. 2
Main Authors Pouya, Mohammad J Nazari, Yaghoubi, Sajad, Darabi, Fateme, Mousavi, Zahra, Falahi, Jamal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.2022
Subjects
COVID-19
Hospitals
Humans
RNA, Viral - genetics
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:Since early 2020, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a public health risk due to serious acute respiratory syndrome. The aim of our study was to determine surface circulation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Asadabad Hospital wards. Fifty swab samples were obtained from the hospital wards. The real-time test was carried out using primer/probe sets that were complementary to targets on the SARS CoV genome. The injection room had the highest contamination rate, while the other hospital wards were free of CO¬VID-19 contamination. Overall, we found that COVID-19 contaminated narrowly the surfaces in hospital wards. These findings can be used to improve safety procedures.
ISSN:1433-6510
DOI:10.7754/Clin.Lab.2021.210620