Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

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.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep;41(9):1064-1065. - PMID 32321614

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Nature medicine - 26(2020), 5 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 676-680

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Leung, Nancy H L [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Daniel K W [VerfasserIn]
Shiu, Eunice Y C [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Kwok-Hung [VerfasserIn]
McDevitt, James J [VerfasserIn]
Hau, Benien J P [VerfasserIn]
Yen, Hui-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yuguo [VerfasserIn]
Ip, Dennis K M [VerfasserIn]
Peiris, J S Malik [VerfasserIn]
Seto, Wing-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Gabriel M [VerfasserIn]
Milton, Donald K [VerfasserIn]
Cowling, Benjamin J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aerosols
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 22.06.2020

Date Revised 31.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep;41(9):1064-1065. - PMID 32321614

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41591-020-0843-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309553784