SARS‐CoV‐2 nosocomial infection: Real‐world results of environmental surface testing from a large tertiary cancer center

Mansi Shah, Imraan Jan, Jeremy Johns, Kuldip Singh, Pallavi Kumar, Norma Belarmino, Kara Saggiomo, Carolyn Hayes, Kimyatta Washington, Deborah Toppmeyer,

Cancer · 2021 · 10 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

The potential risks of nosocomial infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have deterred patients with cancer from seeking timely care despite consensus guidelines. This study has found negligible rates of environmental contamination with SARS-CoV-2 across a multitude of commonly used surfaces in outpatient and inpatient hematology/oncology settings with adherence to strict infection control protocols.

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