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Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks.
Leung, Nancy H L; Chu, Daniel K W; Shiu, Eunice Y C; Chan, Kwok-Hung; McDevitt, James J; Hau, Benien J P; Yen, Hui-Ling; Li, Yuguo; Ip, Dennis K M; Peiris, J S Malik; Seto, Wing-Hong; Leung, Gabriel M; Milton, Donald K; Cowling, Benjamin J.
  • Leung NHL; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Chu DKW; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Shiu EYC; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Chan KH; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • McDevitt JJ; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Hau BJP; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Yen HL; Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
  • Li Y; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Ip DKM; Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Peiris JSM; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Seto WH; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Leung GM; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Milton DK; Department of Pathology, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
  • Cowling BJ; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Nat Med ; 26(5): 676-680, 2020 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-203367
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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.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Respiratory Tract Infections / Coronavirus Infections / Masks Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Nat Med Journal subject: Molecular Biology / Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41591-020-0843-2

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Respiratory Tract Infections / Coronavirus Infections / Masks Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Nat Med Journal subject: Molecular Biology / Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41591-020-0843-2