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Table 2 Sampling results

From: Contamination of SARS-CoV-2 in patient surroundings and on personal protective equipment in a non-ICU isolation ward for COVID-19 patients with prolonged PCR positive status

Environmental sites

Number of positive samples/number of total samples

(Ct values, ORF1ab/N genes)a

Room, patient D

Room, patients H/I

All patient rooms

Patients rooms

1.Door handle

0/1

0/1

0/6

2.Table on bed

0/1

0/2

3.Bed sheet

1/3 (23.1/−b)

1/3 (32.9/30.7)

2/10

4.Bed rail

0/1

0/2

0/7

5.Bedside cabinet

0/1

0/2

0/9

6.Floor

0/2

7.Light switch

0/1

0/1

0/6

8.Surface of air purifier

0/1

0/1

0/4

9.Equipment belt on wall

0/1

0/1

0/4

10.Patient mobile phone

0/1

0/2

0/5

11.Thermos bottle handle

0/1

0/2

0/5

12.Locker

0/1

0/2

13.Pillow

0/2

0/2

0/6

Toilet area

14.Door handle

0/1

0/1

0/5

15.Sink internal bowl and drain

0/1

0/2

0/5

16.Sink external rim

0/1

0/1

0/4

17.Toilet bowl and drain

0/1

1/1 (17.5/25.3)

1/6

Total, no. (%)

1/19 (5.3)

2/22 (9.1)

3/88 (3.4)

  1. aCycle threshold (Ct) values of PCR were shown for positive samples, while negative results refer to no amplification at the 40th cycles
  2. bThe N gene was able to be detected at the 42.2th cycle