id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-289407-8fje16z1 Moore, G. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 within the healthcare environment: a multicentre study conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in England 2020-09-25 .txt text/plain 4720 328 59 Understanding how Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spread within the hospital setting is essential if staff are to be adequately protected, effective infection control measures are to be implemented and nosocomial transmission is to be prevented. 6 Air samples taken during tracheostomy procedures, high flow nasal oxygen treatment, non-invasive ventilation and nebulisation have not contained SARS-CoV-2 RNA 7 and HCWs exposed to unrecognised COVID-19 patients undergoing similar high-risk AGPs have not become infected. . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.24.20191411 doi: medRxiv preprint Several studies, utilising a range of air and surface sampling methods, have been carried out to determine the presence and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the healthcare environment. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] The detection of viral RNA in air samples differs with study with some reporting widespread airborne contamination 14, 18, 21 but many reporting low or non-detectable concentrations 13, 15, 16, 19 even in samples collected 10 cm from the face of positive patients. Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients ./cache/cord-289407-8fje16z1.txt ./txt/cord-289407-8fje16z1.txt