Volume 24, Number 1—January 2018
Research
Nipah Virus Contamination of Hospital Surfaces during Outbreaks, Bangladesh, 2013–2014
Md Zakiul Hassan
, Hossain M.S. Sazzad, Stephen P. Luby, Katharine Sturm-Ramirez, Mejbah Uddin Bhuiyan, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Md Muzahidul Islam, Ute Ströher, Sharmin Sultana, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi, Peter Daszak, Mahmudur Rahman, and Emily S. Gurley
, Hossain M.S. Sazzad, Stephen P. Luby, Katharine Sturm-Ramirez, Mejbah Uddin Bhuiyan, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Md Muzahidul Islam, Ute Ströher, Sharmin Sultana, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi, Peter Daszak, Mahmudur Rahman, and Emily S. Gurley
Table 2
Proportion of surfaces contaminated with Nipah virus RNA associated with 6 laboratory-confirmed Nipah cases in 3 surveillance hospitals, Bangladesh, December 2013–April 2014*
| Surface type | No. surface samples collected | No. (%) positive |
|---|---|---|
| Walls beside patient bed | 4 | 0 |
| Bed rails | 4 | 1 (25) |
| Bed sheet | 6 | 3 (50) |
| Clinical record file | 6 | 0 |
| Multipurpose towel | 5 | 4 (80) |
*Two patients were on the floor and had no bed rail surface; 2 patients did not have an adjacent wall; 1 patient did not have a towel sample.
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