SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing-the Role of Airborne Transmission.
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
aerosol
airborne transmission
surgical masks
Journal
Open forum infectious diseases
ISSN: 2328-8957
Titre abrégé: Open Forum Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101637045
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
17
12
2020
accepted:
25
01
2021
entrez:
18
3
2021
pubmed:
19
3
2021
medline:
19
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly via respiratory droplets. A key question in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is whether SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted via the airborne route as well. We report for the first time SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial infections despite using surgical masks and physical distancing. This report may provide possible evidence for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33732749
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab036
pii: ofab036
pmc: PMC7928680
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
ofab036Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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