Household characteristics associated with surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 and frequency of RT-PCR and viral culture positivity–California and Colorado, 2021

While risk of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is considered low, there is limited environmental data within households. This January—April 2021 investigation describes frequency and types of surfaces positive for SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amon...

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Main Authors: Talya Shragai, Caroline Pratt, Joaudimir Castro Georgi, Marisa A. P. Donnelly, Noah G. Schwartz, Raymond Soto, Meagan Chuey, Victoria T. Chu, Perrine Marcenac, Geun Woo Park, Ausaf Ahmad, Bernadette Albanese, Sarah Elizabeth Totten, Brett Austin, Paige Bunkley, Blake Cherney, Elizabeth A. Dietrich, Erica Figueroa, Jennifer M. Folster, Claire Godino, Owen Herzegh, Kristine Lindell, Boris Relja, Sarah W. Sheldon, Suxiang Tong, Jan Vinjé, Natalie J. Thornburg, Almea M. Matanock, Laura J. Hughes, Ginger Stringer, Meghan Hudziec, Mark E. Beatty, Jacqueline E. Tate, Hannah L. Kirking, Christopher H. Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9550039/?tool=EBI