Resources with keywords: surfaces
Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022
Eurosourveillance
Dominik N.
We systematically examined surfaces of two hospital rooms occupied by monkeypox patients and the adjacent anterooms, which are used for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE), for monkeypox virus contamination using PCR. In addition, we assessed the infectivity on cell culture of the collected samples by virus isolation.
Science Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Surface (Fomite) Transmission for Indoor Community Environments (NEW 5/14, Website, Regulatory)
CDC
It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites), but the risk is generally considered to be low.
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 (Website, Publication)
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
16 April 2020
