Routes of SARS-Cov2 transmission in the intensive care unit: A multicentric prospective study.

Background: The risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to health care workers in intensive care units (ICU) and the contribution of airborne and fomites to SARS-CoV-2 transmission remain unclear. To assess the rate of air and surface contamination and identify risk factors associated with this contamination in patients admitted to the ICU for acute respiratory failure due to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

Methods: Prospective multicentric non-interventional study conducted from June 2020 to November 2020 in 3 French ICUs.