Real-life lack of evidence of viable SARS-CoV-2 transmission via inanimate surfaces: The SURFACE study

• Main Authors: José Camilla Sammartino (Author), Marta Colaneri (Author), Cecilia Bassoli (Author), Mariaelena Ceresini (Author), Antonio Piralla (Author), Alessandro Ferrari (Author), Elena Percivalle (Author), Fausto Baldanti (Author), Raffaele Bruno (Author), Mario U. Mondelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Although the potential role of inanimate surfaces in SARS-CoV-2 transmission has yet to be adequately assessed, it is still routine practice to apply deep and expensive environmental disinfection protocols. The aim of this study was to verify the presence of viable virus on different s...