Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 2, 2020

Environment and Personal Protective Equipment Tests for SARS–CoV-2 in the Isolation Room of an Infant With Infection

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  • Samples were taken from an isolation environment and PPE used while treating a confirmed COVID-19 infant case with mild clinical symptoms. All 3 PPE samples tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, however multiple environmental samples were found to be positive.
  • This investigation confirmed that a generally healthy infant with COVID-19 can contaminate the environment with PCR-detectable virus, reaffirming the importance of hand hygiene to reduce environmental transmission.

Yung et al. (April 1, 2020). Environment and Personal Protective Equipment Tests for SARS–CoV-2 in the Isolation Room of an Infant With Infection. Annals of Intern Med. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-0942