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, COVID-19 Household Transmission Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274946