Environment contamination and intra-hospital spread of COVID-19 in a tertiary care Hospital in Taiwan

SUNG-CHING PANKUAN-YIN LINLiu, Ying-ChiehYing-ChiehLiuWu, Chin-TingChin-TingWuTing, LingLingTingHo, Shu-YuanShu-YuanHoYU-SHAN HUANGYEE-CHUN CHENJIA-HORNG KAO2023-09-062023-09-062024-010929-6646https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/635151The role of environmental contamination in COVID-19 transmission within hospitals is still of interest due to the significant impact of outbreaks globally. However, there is a scarcity of data regarding the utilization of environmental sampling for informing infection control measures during SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.enFomite transmission; Incident event; Indirect contact transmission; Outbreak investigation; SARS CoV-2Environment contamination and intra-hospital spread of COVID-19 in a tertiary care Hospital in Taiwanjournal article10.1016/j.jfma.2023.08.017376259832-s2.0-85168817033https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85168817033