Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong

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Titel: Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong
Beteiligte: Wong, Shuk-Ching; Chan, Veronica Wing-Man; Yuen, Lithia Lai-Ha; AuYeung, Christine Ho-Yan; Leung, Jessica Oi-Yan; Li, Chi-Kuen; Kwok, Monica Oi-Tung; So, Simon Yung-Chun; Chen, Jonathan Hon-Kwan; Tam, Anthony Raymond; Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai; To, Kelvin Kai-Wang; Lo, Janice Yee-Chi; Yuen, Kwok-Yung; Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung
Erschienen: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2023
Erschienen in: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Sprache: Englisch
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.258
ISSN: 0899-823X; 1559-6834
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Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>We obtained 24 air samples in 8 general wards temporarily converted into negative-pressure wards admitting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant BA.2.2 in Hong Kong. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 19 (79.2%) of 24 samples despite enhanced indoor air dilution. It is difficult to prevent airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals.</jats:p>

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