Table 2.
SARS-CoV-2 genome persistence at COVID-19 in intensive care units and emergency care objects and furniture
| Objects/furniture | Sampling period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July (1 collection) | August (2 collections) | September (2 collections) | October (2 collections) | |
| ECU | ||||
| Reception chair | – | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| Door handle | + | −/− | −/− | ± |
| Collection room table | – | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| Collection room armchair | – | ?/− | −/? | ± |
| Computer keyboard | – | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| Bathroom tap | – | +/+ | −/? | −/+ |
| Bedside table | – | +/+ | ± | −/− |
| Bed rails | – | +/+ | +/− | −/− |
| Stethoscope | – | ± | −/+ | −/− |
| ICU | ||||
| Prescription bench | – | −/− | −/? | −/− |
| Prescription room mouse | – | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| Stethoscope | – | ± | +/+ | −/− |
| Bed rails | – | ± | −/+ | +/− |
| Bedside table | – | ?/− | −/− | −/− |
| ES | ||||
| Waiting chair | – | −/− | −/− | −/− |
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 genome in each evaluation are qualitative expressed as negative (−), positive (+), or indetermined (?). EUC emergency unit cohort for Covid-19, ICU intensive care unit, ES emergency service