Assessing airborne transmission risks in COVID-19 hospitals by systematically monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in the air.
Microbiol Spectr
; 11(6): e0109923, 2023 Dec 12.
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ABSTRACT
IMPORTANCE Risk management and control of airborne transmission in hospitals is crucial in response to a respiratory virus pandemic. However, the formulation of these infection control measures is often based on epidemiological investigations, which are an indirect way of analyzing the transmission route of viruses. This can lead to careless omissions in infection prevention and control or excessively restrictive measures that increase the burden on healthcare workers. The study provides a starting point for standardizing transmission risk management in designated hospitals by systemically monitoring viruses in the air of typical spaces in COVID-19 hospitals. The negative results of 359 air samples in the clean and emergency zones demonstrated the existing measures to interrupt airborne transmission in a designated COVID-19 hospital. Some positive cases in the corridor of the contaminant zone during rounds and meal delivery highlighted the importance of monitoring airborne viruses for interrupting nosocomial infection.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
COVID-19
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Microbiol Spectr
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
China