Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 10, 2020

Environmental and Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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  • Among more than 400 samples from 20 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, their hospital rooms(fomites and aerosols), and their close ontacts, Binder et al. found low molecular prevalence andlack of viable SARS-CoV-2 virus on fomites and in air samples. The authors conclude that this implieslow nosocomial risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through inanimate objects or aerosols. Among the human samples, there was 90% positive agreement between nasopharygeal and salivary samples.

    Binder et al. (Sept 9, 2020). Environmental and Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa575