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Editor, Senior Moderator
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2022 Aug 29;9(9)
fac431.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac431. eCollection 2022 Sep.
SARS-CoV-2 Surface Swabs in Locations With Public Access-Potential for Improved Source Control
Jacob P S Nielsen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Johannes R Madsen[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Kamille Fogh[SUP] 1 2 4 [/SUP], Emma H Mikkelsen[SUP] 1 2 4 [/SUP], Emil Wolsk[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Nikolai S Kirkby[SUP] 2 5 [/SUP], Henning Bundgaard[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP], Kasper Iversen[SUP] 1 2 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on surfaces at public locations has been minimally described. By swab testing, we investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in public locations during the pandemic in February 2022. The viability of SARS-CoV-2 was not tested. Almost 25% of surfaces were positive for SARS-CoV-2; this was most pronounced in supermarkets.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; source control; surface swab; transmission.
. 2022 Aug 29;9(9)
fac431.doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac431. eCollection 2022 Sep.
SARS-CoV-2 Surface Swabs in Locations With Public Access-Potential for Improved Source Control
Jacob P S Nielsen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Johannes R Madsen[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Kamille Fogh[SUP] 1 2 4 [/SUP], Emma H Mikkelsen[SUP] 1 2 4 [/SUP], Emil Wolsk[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Nikolai S Kirkby[SUP] 2 5 [/SUP], Henning Bundgaard[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP], Kasper Iversen[SUP] 1 2 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36111171
- PMCID: PMC9452121
- DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac431
Abstract
The presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on surfaces at public locations has been minimally described. By swab testing, we investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in public locations during the pandemic in February 2022. The viability of SARS-CoV-2 was not tested. Almost 25% of surfaces were positive for SARS-CoV-2; this was most pronounced in supermarkets.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; source control; surface swab; transmission.