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Volume 26, Number 9—September 2020
Research Letter

Prolonged Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Fomites

Boris Pastorino, Franck Touret, Magali Gilles, Xavier de Lamballerie, and Rémi N. CharrelComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Unité des Virus Émergents, Marseille, France.

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Viability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on various surfaces and in suspension. Viruses were applied to glass (A), polystyrene plastic (B), and aluminum (C) at 45%–55% relative humidity at 19°C–21°C for 96 h. The titer of viable virus is expressed as TCID50/mL of collection medium. All samples were quantified by endpoint titration on Vero E6 cells with a limit of detection of ≈100.5 TCID50/mL. TCID50, 50% tissue culture infectivity dose.

Figure. Viability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on various surfaces and in suspension. Viruses were applied to glass (A), polystyrene plastic (B), and aluminum (C) at 45%–55% relative humidity at 19°C–21°C for 96 h. The titer of viable virus is expressed as TCID50/mL of collection medium. All samples were quantified by endpoint titration on Vero E6 cells with a limit of detection of ≈100.5 TCID50/mL. TCID50, 50% tissue culture infectivity dose.

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