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Table 3 Environmental samples (n = 30) collected in the ICU by moistened wipes and PCR results

From: SARS-CoV-2 analysis on environmental surfaces collected in an intensive care unit: keeping Ernest Shackleton’s spirit

Sample (n)

PCR

Door knob (1)

nd

Chair (1)

nd

Waste container (2)

nd

Sink faucet (1)

nd

Perfusion pump (3)

nd

Tracheal tube (exterior) (1)

nd

ICU workers’ shoe sole (3)

nd

Sling (1)

nd

Bench (5)

nd

Bed, bed rail (4)

nd

Ventilator (3)

nd

Ward floor (3)

nd

Mouse/keyboard computer (2)

nd

  1. nd no detectable signal or Ct > 40