Monitoring COVID-19 Transmission Risks by Quantitative Real-Time PCR Tracing of Droplets in Hospital and Living Environments
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) environmental
contamination occurs through droplets and biological fluids released in the surroundings
from patients or asymptomatic carriers. Surfaces and objects contaminated
by saliva or nose secretions represent a risk for indirect transmission of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). We assayed surfaces from hospital and living spaces to identify
the presence of viral RNA and the spread of fomites in the environment. Anthropic contamination