RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review
A1 Carita Gonçalves, José Manuel
A1 Gomes da Silva, Priscilla
A1 Reis, Luís
A1 São José Nascimento, Maria
A1 Koritnik, Tom
A1 Paragi, Metka
A1 Mesquita, João
K1 COVID-19
K1 Environmental contamination
K1 Contaminación ambiental
K1 Public health
K1 Salud pública
K1 Environmental health
K1 Salud ambiental
AB Little is known about contaminated surfaces as a route of transmission for SARS-CoV- 2 and a systematic review is missing and urgently needed to provide guidelines for future research studies. As such, the aim of the present study was to review the current scientific knowledge and to summarize the existing studies in which SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in inanimate surfaces. This systematic review includes studies since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, available in PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus. Duplicate publications were removed, and exclusion criteria was applied to eliminate unrelated studies, resulting in 37 eligible publications. The present study provides the first overview of SARS-CoV-2 detection in surfaces. The highest detection rates occurred in hospitals and healthcare facilities with COVID-19 patients. Contamination with SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces was detected in a wide range of facilities and surfaces. There is a lack of studies performing viability testing for SARS-CoV-2 recovered from surfaces, and consequently it is not yet possible to assess the potential for transmission via surfaces.
PB Elsevier
SN 0048-9697
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/48175
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/48175
LA eng
NO Science of The Total Environment, 2021, vol. 798, 149231
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 20-abr-2024