Environmental contamination in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit-What is the risk?

Sean Wei Xiang OngPei Hua LeeYian Kim TanLi Min LingBenjamin Choon Heng HoChing Ging NgDong Ling WangBoon Huan TanYee-Sin LeoOon-Tek NgMichelle Su Yen WongKalisvar Marimuthu

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)

Environmental contamination in the ICU was lower than in the general wards. The use of mechanical ventilation or high-flow nasal oxygen was not associated with greater surface contamination, supporting their use and safety from an infection control perspective. Transmission risk via environmental surfaces in the ICUs is likely to be low. Nonetheless, infection control practices should be strictly reinforced, and transmission risk via droplet or airborne spread remains.

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