Fig 1.
Protocol Infographic “Created with BioRender.com”.
Table 1.
Samples by area swabbed and personal protective equipment (PPE) type.
Table 2.
Proportion of positive tests.
Table 3.
Positives over time by exposure.
Fig 2.
Positive samples association from date of PCR test.
The time between the collection date of the PPE sample and the patient’s last positive COVID-19 PCR test was compared to the percent of positive PPE and bag samples (total).
Fig 3.
Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 was nebulized to simulate aerosol events or placed by pipette to simulate droplet events to determine absorption and recovery from brown paper bag swatches and compared with samples without exposure. (Counts = total viral counts recovered on PCR).