id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-288553-fez60jyn Colaneri, Marta Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA environmental contamination in a tertiary referral hospital for infectious diseases in Northern Italy. 2020-03-19 .txt text/plain 537 37 53 title: Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA environmental contamination in a tertiary referral hospital for infectious diseases in Northern Italy. Health care workers are at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19 infection, possibly due to direct contact with the patients. In this regard, studies suggest that surfaces and suspensions can carry HCoVs, increasing the risk of contact transmission that could lead to hospital acquired HCoVs infections [4, 5] Since February 21, 2020, when the first autochthonous case in Italy was confirmed, an overwhelming number of SARS-CoV-2 infections is continuously being detected, exceeding 8,000 cases at the time of writing. Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, is a 1,300-bed tertiary teaching hospital in Northern Italy and a national SARS-CoV-2 referral center. Survival of human coronaviruses 229E and OC43 in suspension and after drying on surfaces: A possible source of hospital-acquired infections Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination ./cache/cord-288553-fez60jyn.txt ./txt/cord-288553-fez60jyn.txt