SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing—the Role of Airborne Transmission | Zendy

Lotem Goldberg | Zendy; Yoel Levinsky | Zendy; Nufar Marcus | Zendy; Vered Hoffer | Zendy; Michal Gafner | Zendy; Shai Hadas | Zendy; Sraya Kraus | Zendy; Meirav Mor | Zendy; Oded Scheuerman | Zendy

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing—the Role of Airborne Transmission

Author(s) -

Lotem Goldberg,

Yoel Levinsky,

Nufar Marcus,

Vered Hoffer,

Michal Gafner,

Shai Hadas,

Sraya Kraus,

Meirav Mor,

Oded Scheuerman

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab036

Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , distancing , transmission (telecommunications) , pandemic , coronavirus , airborne transmission , social distance , virology , intensive care medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , electrical engineering , engineering

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly via respiratory droplets. A key question in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is whether SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted via the airborne route as well. We report for the first time SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial infections despite using surgical masks and physical distancing. This report may provide possible evidence for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

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