Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

Autor:	Nancy H L, Leung, Daniel K W, Chu, Eunice Y C, Shiu, Kwok-Hung, Chan, James J, McDevitt, Benien J P, Hau, Hui-Ling, Yen, Yuguo, Li, Dennis K M, Ip, J S Malik, Peiris, Wing-Hong, Seto, Gabriel M, Leung, Donald K, Milton, Benjamin J, Cowling
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Aerosols Epidemiology Pneumonia Viral Masks COVID-19 Orthomyxoviridae Virus Shedding Exhalation Humans RNA Viral Infectious diseases Coronavirus Infections Author Correction Pandemics Respiratory Tract Infections
Zdroj:	Nature Medicine
ISSN:	1546-170X
Popis:	We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in aerosols, with a trend toward reduced detection of coronavirus RNA in respiratory droplets. Our results indicate that surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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