Swab test in biological fluids as predictor of COVID-19 transmission risk during surgery: a prospective cross-sectional study from an Italian COVID center

Abstract Background The contamination of body fluids by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 during surgery is current matter of debate in the scientific literature concerning CoronaVIrus Disease 2019. Surgical guidelines were published during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and r...

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Main Authors: N. Fabbri, A. Pesce, A. Ussia, F. D’Urbano, S. Pizzicotti, S. Greco, C. V. Feo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01571-6