Open AccessAir dispersal of respiratory viruses other than severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the implication on hospital infection control
Author(s) -
Shuk-Ching Wong,
Veronica Wing-Man Chan,
Christine Ho-Yan AuYeung,
Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen,
Cyril Chik-Yan Yip,
Simon Yung-Chun So,
Xin Li,
David Christopher Lung,
Albert Tsang,
Kelvin KaiWang To,
Kwok Yung Yuen,
Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2022.186
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , respiratory system , virus , biological dispersal , viral load , virology , incidence (geometry) , cohort , medicine , respiratory disease , biology , immunology , lung , population , physics , environmental health , optics
Air dispersal of respiratory viruses other than SARS-CoV-2 has not been systematically reported. The incidence and factors associated with air dispersal of respiratory viruses are largely unknown.