Hospital Environment Control, Optimisation and Infection Risk Assessment (HECOIRA)
- Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Total publications:11 publications
Grant number: EP/P023312/1
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Funder
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Principal Investigator
Catherine NoakesResearch Location
United KingdomLead Research Institution
University of LeedsResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Infection prevention and control
Research Subcategory
IPC in health care settings
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Not Applicable
Vulnerable Population
Not applicable
Occupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
The hospital sampling work will provide valuable data to understand the evolution of environmental contamination in a hospital environment. Published studies to date have taken snapshot samples but give little information of how viral load in the environment changes with space and time. The data is valuable to inform infection control guidelines and to provide data to quantify the transmission of SARS-COV-2 in the environment. There will be an immediate benefit for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as they will have knowledge on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in their wards. Publication in an international journal will make this available for global researchers.
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