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Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong.
Wong, Shuk-Ching; Chan, Veronica Wing-Man; Yuen, Lithia Lai-Ha; AuYeung, Christine Ho-Yan; Leung, Jessica Oi-Yan; Li, Chi-Kuen; Kwok, Monica Oi-Tung; So, Simon Yung-Chun; Chen, Jonathan Hon-Kwan; Tam, Anthony Raymond; Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai; To, Kelvin Kai-Wang; Lo, Janice Yee-Chi; Yuen, Kwok-Yung; Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung.
  • Wong SC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Chan VW; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Yuen LL; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • AuYeung CH; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Leung JO; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Li CK; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Kwok MO; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • So SY; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Chen JH; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Tam AR; Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Hung IF; Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • To KK; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Lo JY; Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Yuen KY; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Cheng VC; Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; : 1-4, 2022 Oct 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2087056
ABSTRACT
We obtained 24 air samples in 8 general wards temporarily converted into negative-pressure wards admitting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant BA.2.2 in Hong Kong. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 19 (79.2%) of 24 samples despite enhanced indoor air dilution. It is difficult to prevent airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals.

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Topics: Variants Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ice.2022.258

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Topics: Variants Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ice.2022.258