Detection of Environmental Spread of SARS-CoV-2 and Associated Patient Characteristics

Detection of Environmental Spread of SARS-CoV-2 and Associated Patient Characteristics

Understanding transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 informs infection prevention practices. Air sampling devices were placed in patient hospital rooms for consecutive collections with and without masks. With patient mask use, no virus was detected in the room. High viral lo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021-06, Vol.8 (6), p.ofab107-ofab107
Hauptverfasser: Semelka, Charles T, Ornelles, David A, O’Connell, Nathaniel S, Parsons, Emma C, Blevins, Maria W, Ivey, Lauren E, Bischoff, Werner E
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Sprache:eng
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Air pollution
Brief Reports
Coronaviruses
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Health aspects
Infection control
Medical colleges
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Type 2 diabetes
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Zusammenfassung:Understanding transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 informs infection prevention practices. Air sampling devices were placed in patient hospital rooms for consecutive collections with and without masks. With patient mask use, no virus was detected in the room. High viral load and fewer days from symptom onset were associated with viral particulate dispersion.
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofab107