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SUBMITTER: Amato-Lourenco LF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8553841 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amato-Lourenço Luís Fernando LF de Souza Xavier Costa Natália N Dantas Kátia Cristina KC Lombardi Suzette Cleuza Ferreira Spina SCFS Júnior Alfredo Mendroni AM Lindoso José Angelo Lauletta JAL Lima Felipe Gallego FG Carvalho-Oliveira Regiani R Mauad Thais T
Scientific reports 20211028 1
We quantified the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the air of different hospital settings and the autopsy room of the largest medical centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Real-time reverse-transcription PCR was used to determine the presence of the envelope protein of SARS-CoV-2 and the nucleocapsid protein genes. The E-gene was detected in 5 out of 6 samples at the ICU-COVID-19 ward and in 5 out of 7 samples at the ward-COVID-19. Similarly, in the non-dedicated facilities, the E-gene was detected in 5 out ...[more]