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Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is the dominant route of transmission: droplets and aerosols.
Rabaan, Ali A; Al-Ahmed, Shamsah H; Al-Malkey, Maysaa; Alsubki, Roua; Ezzikouri, Sayeh; Al-Hababi, Fadel Hassan; Sah, Ranjit; Al Mutair, Abbas; Alhumaid, Saad; Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A; Al-Omari, Awad; Al-Qaaneh, Ayman M; Al-Qahtani, Manaf; Tirupathi, Raghavendra; Al Hamad, Mohammad A; Al-Baghli, Nadira A; Sulaiman, Tarek; Alsubait, Arwa; Mehta, Rachana; Abass, Elfadil; Alawi, Maha; Alshahrani, Fatimah; Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur; Karobari, Mohmed Isaqali; Pecho-Silva, Samuel; Arteaga-Livias, Kovy; Bonilla-Aldana, D Katterine; Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
  • Rabaan AA; Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Ahmed SH; Specialty Paediatric Medicine, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Malkey M; Tropical Biological Research Unit, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Alsubki R; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Ezzikouri S; Virology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
  • Al-Hababi FH; Virology Department, Riyadh Regional Laboratory, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Sah R; Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Al Mutair A; School of Nursing, Wollongong University, Australia; Research Center, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alhumaid S; Administration of Pharmaceutical Care, Ministry of Health, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Tawfiq JA; Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Al-Omari A; School of Medicine, Critical Care and Infection Control Department, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Qaaneh AM; Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Clinical Pharmacy Services Division, Pharmacy Services Department, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Qahtani M; Department of Medicine, Royal Medical Services, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Manamah, Bahrain; Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Bahrain Medical University, Manamah, Bahrain.
  • Tirupathi R; Penn State University School of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Wellspan Chambersburg and Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospitals, Chambersburg, PA, USA; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al Hamad MA; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Baghli NA; Directorate of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Sulaiman T; King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alsubait A; King Abdullah international medical research center, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs.
  • Mehta R; National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Abass E; Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alawi M; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alshahrani F; Division Of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Shrestha DB; Department of Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Mangalbare Hospital, Urlabari-03, Morang, Nepal.
  • Karobari MI; Conservative Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia.
  • Pecho-Silva S; Pneumology Service, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru; Master in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru.
  • Arteaga-Livias K; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizan, Huanuco, Peru; Hospital II Huanuco, EsSalud, Huanuco, Peru; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru.
  • Bonilla-Aldana DK; Semillero de Investigacion en Zoonosis (SIZOO), Grupo de Investigacion BIOECOS, Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de las Americas, Sede Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia; Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia.
  • Rodriguez-Morales AJ; Master in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Universidad Cientificadel Sur, Lima, Peru; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Public Health and infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda,
Infez Med ; 29(1): 10-19, 2021 03 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33664169
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic worldwide. On a daily basis the number of deaths associated with COVID-19 is rapidly increasing. The main transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 is through the air (airborne transmission). This review details the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the aerodynamics, and different modes of transmission (e.g. droplets, droplet nuclei, and aerosol particles). SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by an infected person during activities such as expiration, coughing, sneezing, and talking. During such activities and some medical procedures, aerosols and droplets contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 particles are formed. Depending on their sizes and the environmental conditions, such particles stay viable in the air for varying time periods and can cause infection in a susceptible host. Very few studies have been conducted to establish the mechanism or the aerodynamics of virus-loaded particles and droplets in causing infection. In this review we discuss the various forms in which SARS-CoV-2 virus particles can be transmitted in air and cause infections.
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Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Microbiología del Aire / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Límite: Humans Idioma: En Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article
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