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. 2020 Apr 18;94:103–106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.024

Table 1.

SARS-COV-2 RNA results of samples from the environmental, sewage, and staff PPE sites of the hospital isolation areas.

Classification Samples Positive samples Cycle threshold value
Environmental sites
Contaminated area Isolation ICU ward Nightstands of patient A and B 0/2
Monitor screens of patient A and B 0/2
Bed rails of patient A and B 0/4
Intercoms 0/2
Sinks 0/2
Personal digital assistants (PDA) 0/2
Door handles 0/2
General Isolation wards Door handles (inside and outside) 0/4
Semi-contaminated area Isolation ICU ward Door handles (inside and outside) 0/4
Keyboards 0/2
General Isolation wards Door handles (inside and outside) 0/4
Keyboards 0/2
Clean area Isolation ICU ward Door handles (inside and outside) 0/2
Isolation wards Door handles (inside and outside) 0/2
Sewage pools Inlets of preprocessing disinfection pool Sewage 3/3 29.37,30.58,32.42
Outlet of preprocessing disinfection pool Sewage 1/1 33.55
Final outlet of sewage disinfection pool Sewage 0/1
Staff PPE sites
Isolation wards Front surface of N95 masks 0/5
Gloves 0/4

Note: COVID-19 confirmed patient A with mechanical ventilation; COVID-19 confirmed patient B without mechanical ventilation.