Face Masks and Cough Etiquette Reduce the Cough Aerosol Concentration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in People with Cystic Fibrosis

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) generate Pseudomonas aeruginosa in droplet nuclei during coughing. The use of surgical masks has been recommended in healthcare settings to minimize pathogen transmission between patients with CF. To determine if face masks and cough etiquette reduce viable P. aerugi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2018-02, Vol.197 (3), p.348-355
Hauptverfasser:	Wood, Michelle E, Stockwell, Rebecca E, Johnson, Graham R, Ramsay, Kay A, Sherrard, Laura J, Jabbour, Nassib, Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Kidd, Timothy J, Wainwright, Claire E, Knibbs, Luke D, Sly, Peter D, Morawska, Lidia, Bell, Scott C
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aerosols Australia Cohort Studies Cough - microbiology Cystic fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis - microbiology Disease control Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Etiquette Female Health care Humans Infections Influenza Inhalation Exposure - prevention & control Male Masks Pathogens Performance evaluation Prevention Pseudomonas aeruginosa - isolation & purification Pseudomonas Infections - prevention & control Pseudomonas Infections - transmission Reference Values
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