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. 2021 Jan 20;33(12):925–929. doi: 10.3967/bes2020.126

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Contamination of High-touch Surfaces in Field Settings*

Sahar Gholipour a,b, Mahnaz Nikaeen a,c,#, Reza Mohammadi Manesh d, Shima Aboutalebian d, Zahra Shamsizadeh a, Elahe Nasri e, Hossein Mirhendi d
PMCID: PMC7817469  PMID: 33472732

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Biography

Biographical note of the first author: Sahar Gholipour, female, born in 1992, PhD candidate, majoring in environmental microbiology.

Footnotes

This research was supported by the Vice Chancellery for Research at the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences [Grant No. 198237].

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