Bacterial but no SARS-CoV-2 contamination after terminal disinfection of tertiary care intensive care units treating COVID-19 patients.

Daniel A HofmaennerPedro David Wendel GarciaBranko DuvnjakBhavya ChakrakodiJulian D MaierMichael HuberJon HuderAline WolfensbergerPeter W SchreiberReto A SchuepbachAnnelies S ZinkernagelPhilipp K BuehlerSilvio Daniel Bruggernull null

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

After basic cleaning with standard disinfection measures no remaining SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected. Bacterial contamination was low and mainly localised in sinks and siphons.

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mechanical ventilation
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