Prevalence of Surface Contamination With SARS-CoV-2 in a Radiation Oncology Clinic

Imraan Jan; Kenneth Chen; Mutlay Sayan; Priyanka Uprety; Robert J Laumbach; Ronald D Ennis; Bruce G Haffty

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.3552

Prevalence of Surface Contamination With SARS-CoV-2 in a Radiation Oncology Clinic

JAMA Oncol. 2020 Oct 1;6(10):1632-1634. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.3552.

Authors

Imraan Jan¹, Kenneth Chen², Mutlay Sayan¹, Priyanka Uprety³, Robert J Laumbach⁴, Ronald D Ennis¹, Bruce G Haffty¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
² Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
⁴ Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey.

Abstract

This quality improvement study assesses surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in the radiation oncology department of a large COVID-19 referral center and discusses implications for routine cleaning and disinfecting practices.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Humans
Neoplasms / complications
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Neoplasms / virology*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Prevalence
Radiation Oncology / trends*
SARS-CoV-2
Surface Properties

Grants and funding

P30 CA072720/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States