Monitoring COVID-19 Transmission Risks by Quantitative Real-Time PCR Tracing of Droplets in Hospital and Living Environments

Author:

Piana Andrea1,Colucci Maria Eugenia2,Valeriani Federica3,Marcolongo Adriano4,Sotgiu Giovanni1,Pasquarella Cesira2,Margarucci Lory Marika3,Petrucca Andrea4,Gianfranceschi Gianluca3,Babudieri Sergio1,Vitali Pietro2,D’Ermo Giuseppe5,Bizzarro Assunta2,De Maio Flavio6,Vitali Matteo7,Azara Antonio1,Romano Ferdinando7,Simmaco Maurizio4,Romano Spica Vincenzo3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

2. Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

3. Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biotechnologies, University of Rome “Foro Italico,” Rome, Italy

4. Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

5. Department of Surgery “P. Valdoni”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

6. Department of Basic Biotechnological Sciences, Intensive and Perioperative Clinics, Section of Microbiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

7. Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

Abstract

Several studies evaluated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment. Saliva and nasopharyngeal droplets can land on objects and surfaces, creating fomites.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Molecular Biology,Microbiology

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