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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Autores principales: Semelka, Charles T, Ornelles, David A, O’Connell, Nathaniel S, Parsons, Emma C, Blevins, Maria W, Ivey, Lauren E, Bischoff, Werner E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34183976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab107
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Sumario: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.

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