ECCVID 2020: High level of SARS-CoV-2 in patient toilets, staff, and public areas in hospitals

ECCVID 2020: High level of SARS-CoV-2 found in patient toilets, staff, and public areas in hospitals

Priscilla Lynch | Conference Report | 24 September 2020

The median SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations were found to be 10 times higher in patient toilets than in patient rooms.

A systematic review of evidence presented at the 2020 ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) showed that air around patients with COVID-19, as well as patient toilets, and staff and public areas in surveyed hospitals all showed significant levels of contamination with SARS-CoV-2.

Controversy remains worldwide regarding the transmission mode...

ECCVID 2020: High level of SARS-CoV-2 found in patient toilets, staff, and public areas in hospitals

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