Table IV.

Sources of fomites in included studies

Source	High-frequency touch surfaces	Low-frequency touch surfaces
Patients' rooms/wards	Call bells, bedside tables, medical equipment, cell phones, bedrails, tissues, washcloths. Healthcare workers' (HCWs) stations.	Hospital equipment: ventilator, endotracheal tube straps, floor, intravenous pump, arterial line plunger, X-ray machine, medication cart, etc.).
Outside patients' rooms/wards	Ward telephones, computer keyboards, clinical equipment (syringe pumps, urinary catheters), hand-cleaning facilities (hand-washing basins, alcohol gel dispensers).	Air vent, floors, tables.
In the community	Cold-chain containers at dockyards, and food surfaces (bulk rice, chicken, cheese, fruits).	–