Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface contamination in staff common areas and impact on healthcare worker infection: Prospective surveillance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (15th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Helen L.; Kelly, Brendan J.; David, Michael Z.; Lautenbach, Ebbing; Huang, Elizabeth; Bekele, Selamawit; Tolomeo, Pam; Reesey, Emily; Loughrey, Sean; Pegues, David; Ziegler, Matthew J.
• Other Names: collab.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 44:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 110
• Page End: 113
• Publication Date: 2021-11-15
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.468
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We prospectively surveyed SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination in staff common areas within an acute-care hospital. An increasing prevalence of surface contamination was detected over time. Adjusting for patient census or community incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the proportion of contaminated surfaces did not predict healthcare worker COVID-19 infection on study units.