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.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- 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.; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8804099 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1559-6834 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0899823X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
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.