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- Title
Removal of Airborne Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Other Microbial Bioaerosols by Air Filtration on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Surge Units.
- Authors
Morris, Andrew Conway; Sharrocks, Katherine; Bousfield, Rachel; Kermack, Leanne; Maes, Mailis; Higginson, Ellen; Forrest, Sally; Pereira-Dias, Joana; Cormie, Claire; Old, Tim; Brooks, Sophie; Hamed, Islam; Koenig, Alicia; Turner, Andrew; White, Paul; Floto, R Andres; Dougan, Gordon; Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni; Gouliouris, Theodore; Baker, Stephen
- Abstract
Airborne severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in a coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) ward before activation of HEPA-air filtration but not during filter operation; SARS-CoV-2 was again detected following filter deactivation. Airborne SARS-CoV-2 was infrequently detected in a COVID-19 intensive care unit. Bioaerosol was also effectively filtered.
- Subjects
CROSS infection prevention; INTENSIVE care units; SARS-CoV-2; AEROSOLS; AIR filters; COVID-19; HOSPITAL wards; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; MICROBIAL contamination; BLOODBORNE infections
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022, Vol 75, Issue 1, pe97
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciab933