id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-301079-n1nytr6k Tan, Li Air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 virus in a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, China 2020-07-27 .txt text/plain 3556 205 60 Results A total of 367 air and surface swabbing samples were collected from the patient care areas of 15 mild and 9 severe/critical COVID-19 patients. Here we collected air and surface samples from isolation wards and ICU units of a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, with the aim to evaluate environmental contamination after enhancement of infection prevention and control measures (IPC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also compared environmental contamination of low-and high-touch surfaces, patient hands and PPE of HCP, and the results were also linked to clinical data of sampling patients. Another study found only 1 out of 14 surgical masks worn by mild and severe COVID-19 patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 . Environmental contamination of the SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA could be found even in seroconverted patients in healthcare settings, and the contamination risk was higher in high-touch areas near severe/critical patients. ./cache/cord-301079-n1nytr6k.txt ./txt/cord-301079-n1nytr6k.txt