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SUBMITTER: Gavalda-Mestre L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837185 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gavaldà-Mestre Laura L Ramírez-Tarruella Dolors D Gutiérrez-Milla Carme C Guillamet-Roig Ferran F Orriols-Ramos Rosa R Tisner Sònia Ragull SR Pàrraga-Niño Noemí N
American journal of infection control 20210112 6
We studied the contamination with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the bacterial load of high-touch surfaces located in public areas next to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospitalization units. Ninety-two samples were obtained from 46 different high-touch surfaces: 36 sites next to COVID-19 hospitalization units and 10 sites in the cabins of the public elevators. SARS-CoV-2 was not detected at any site, despite high bacterial loads suggested that the studied site ...[more]