期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 753, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141710
关键词
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Fecal aerosols; Aerosol transmission; Environment samples; Hospital
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41977370]
- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [17202719]
- Scientific Research Fund of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Health [S21017002]
Respiratory and fecal aerosols have confirmed and suspected roles in transmitting SARS-CoV-2, with fecal-derived aerosols in patients' toilets containing most of the detected virus. Surface and hand hygiene are crucial for intervention to prevent transmission.
Respiratory and fecal aerosols play confirmed and suspected roles, respectively, in transmitting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). An extensive environmental sampling campaign of both toilet and non-toilet environments was performed in a dedicated hospital building for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the associated environmental factors were analyzed. In total, 107 surface samples, 46 air samples, two exhaled condensate samples, and two expired air samples were collected within and beyond four three-bed isolation rooms. The data of the COVID-19 patients were collected. The building environmental design and the cleaning routines were reviewed. Field measurements of airflow and CO2 concentrations were conducted. The 107 surface samples comprised 37 from toilets, 34 from other surfaces in isolation rooms, and 36 from other surfaces outside the isolation rooms in the hospital. Four of these samples were positive, namely two ward door handles, one bathroom toilet seat cover, and one bathroom door handle. Three were weakly positive, namely one bathroom toilet seat, one bathroom washbasin tap lever, and one bathroom ceiling exhaust louver. Of the 46 air samples, one collected from a corridor was weakly positive. The two exhaled condensate samples and the two expired air samples were negative. The fecal-derived aerosols in patients' toilets contained most of the detected SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital, highlighting the importance of surface and hand hygiene for intervention. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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