Evidence of air and surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in a major hospital in Portugal
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
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| Institución: | Universidad de Valladolid |
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Evidence of air and surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in a major hospital in PortugalGomes da Silva, PriscillaCarita Gonçalves, José ManuelBrito Lopes, Ariana IsabelEsteves, Nury AlvesBamba, Gustavo Emanuel EnesNascimento, Maria São JoséBranco, Pedro T. B. S.Soares, Ruben R. G.Sousa, Sofia I. V.Mesquita, JoãoSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Environmental pollutionContaminación ambientalAir samplesSurface samplesAir qualityAire - CalidadAir - PollutionAire - ContaminaciónMedical care - PortugalPublic Health3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica3212 Salud PublicaProducción CientíficaAs the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Portugal, it forced the country to reintroduce lockdown measures due to hospitals reaching their full capacities. Under these circumstances, environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in different areas of one of Portugal’s major Hospitals was assessed between 21 January and 11 February 2021. Air samples (n = 44) were collected from eleven different areas of the Hospital (four COVID-19 and seven non-COVID-19 areas) using Coriolis® μ and Coriolis® Compact cyclone air sampling devices. Surface sampling was also performed (n = 17) on four areas (one COVID-19 and three non-COVID-19 areas). RNA extraction followed by a one-step RT-qPCR adapted for quantitative purposes were performed. Of the 44 air samples, two were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA (6575 copies/m3 and 6662.5 copies/m3, respectively). Of the 17 surface samples, three were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA (200.6 copies/cm2, 179.2 copies/cm2, and 201.7 copies/cm2, respectively). SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination was found both in air and on surfaces in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 areas. Moreover, our results suggest that longer collection sessions are needed to detect point contaminations. This reinforces the need to remain cautious at all times, not only when in close contact with infected individuals. Hand hygiene and other standard transmission-prevention guidelines should be continuously followed to avoid nosocomial COVID-19.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (MCTES) (PIDDAC) de Portugal - (project UIDB/00511/2020 (LEPABE))MDPI2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010525https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62807reponame:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolidinstname:Universidad de ValladolidIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1/525info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/628072026-06-13T12:44:47Z |
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Evidence of air and surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in a major hospital in Portugal |
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Evidence of air and surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in a major hospital in Portugal |
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Evidence of air and surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in a major hospital in Portugal Gomes da Silva, Priscilla SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Environmental pollution Contaminación ambiental Air samples Surface samples Air quality Aire - Calidad Air - Pollution Aire - Contaminación Medical care - Portugal Public Health 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente 2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica 3212 Salud Publica |
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Evidence of air and surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in a major hospital in Portugal |
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Gomes da Silva, Priscilla Carita Gonçalves, José Manuel Brito Lopes, Ariana Isabel Esteves, Nury Alves Bamba, Gustavo Emanuel Enes Nascimento, Maria São José Branco, Pedro T. B. S. Soares, Ruben R. G. Sousa, Sofia I. V. Mesquita, João |
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Gomes da Silva, Priscilla |
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Gomes da Silva, Priscilla Carita Gonçalves, José Manuel Brito Lopes, Ariana Isabel Esteves, Nury Alves Bamba, Gustavo Emanuel Enes Nascimento, Maria São José Branco, Pedro T. B. S. Soares, Ruben R. G. Sousa, Sofia I. V. Mesquita, João |
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Carita Gonçalves, José Manuel Brito Lopes, Ariana Isabel Esteves, Nury Alves Bamba, Gustavo Emanuel Enes Nascimento, Maria São José Branco, Pedro T. B. S. Soares, Ruben R. G. Sousa, Sofia I. V. Mesquita, João |
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SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Environmental pollution Contaminación ambiental Air samples Surface samples Air quality Aire - Calidad Air - Pollution Aire - Contaminación Medical care - Portugal Public Health 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente 2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica 3212 Salud Publica |
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SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Environmental pollution Contaminación ambiental Air samples Surface samples Air quality Aire - Calidad Air - Pollution Aire - Contaminación Medical care - Portugal Public Health 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente 2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica 3212 Salud Publica |
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