Surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 : A systematic review

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Little is known about contaminated surfaces as a route of transmission for SARS-CoV- 2 and a systematic review is missing and urgently needed to provide guidelines for future research studies. As such, the aim of the present study was to review the current scientific knowledge and to summarize the existing studies in which SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in inanimate surfaces. This systematic review includes studies since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, available in PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus. Duplicate publications were removed, and exclusion criteria was applied to eliminate unrelated studies, resulting in 37 eligible publications. The present study provides the first overview of SARS-CoV-2 detection in surfaces. The highest detection rates occurred in hospitals and healthcare facilities with COVID-19 patients. Contamination with SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces was detected in a wide range of facilities and surfaces. There is a lack of studies performing viability testing for SARS-CoV-2 recovered from surfaces, and consequently it is not yet possible to assess the potential for transmission via surfaces.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:798

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 798(2021) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 149231

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gonçalves, José [VerfasserIn]
da Silva, Priscilla Gomes [VerfasserIn]
Reis, Luís [VerfasserIn]
Nascimento, Maria São José [VerfasserIn]
Koritnik, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Paragi, Metka [VerfasserIn]
Mesquita, João R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Environmental contamination
Environmental health
Journal Article
Public health
RNA, Viral
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 30.09.2021

Date Revised 17.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149231

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328697451