Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by aerosols, the rational use of masks, and protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19

Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China

(2020) Zunyou Wu et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

(2020) Sean Wei Xiang Ong et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real time

(2020) Ensheng Dong et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Effect of voicing and articulation manner on aerosol particle emission during human speech

(2020) Sima Asadi et al.   PLoS One

Active Monitoring of Persons Exposed to Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 — United States, January–February 2020

(2020) Rachel M. Burke et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

COVID-19 and the Risk to Health Care Workers: A Case Report

(2020) Kangqi Ng et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical masks vs N95 respirators for preventing COVID‐19 in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials

(2020) Jessica J. Bartoszko et al.   Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions

(2020) Lydia Bourouiba   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

First experience of COVID-19 screening of health-care workers in England

(2020) Ewan Hunter et al.   LANCET

Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals

(2020) Yuan Liu et al.   NATURE

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

(2020) Nancy H. L. Leung et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1

(2020) Neeltje van Doremalen et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

(2020) Po Ying Chia et al.   Nature Communications

Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 9, 2020

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High SARS-CoV-2 Attack Rate Following Exposure at a Choir Practice — Skagit County, Washington, March 2020

(2020) Lea Hamner et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Risk of nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019: an experience in a general ward setting in Hong Kong

(2020) S.C.Y. Wong et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary

(2019) Raymond Tellier et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel

(2019) Lewis J. Radonovich et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Risk of transmission via medical employees and importance of routine infection-prevention policy in a nosocomial outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS): a descriptive analysis from a tertiary care hospital in South Korea

(2019) Hyun Kyun Ki et al.   BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Assessment of influenza virus exposure and recovery from contaminated surgical masks and N95 respirators

(2018) Francoise M. Blachere et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS

Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community

(2018) Jing Yan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2016) Jeffrey D. Smith et al.   CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Transmission characteristics of MERS and SARS in the healthcare setting: a comparative study

(2015) Gerardo Chowell et al.   BMC Medicine

Environmental Contamination and Viral Shedding in MERS Patients During MERS-CoV Outbreak in South Korea

(2015) Seo Yu Bin et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Airborne transmission and precautions: facts and myths

(2015) W.H. Seto   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Aerosol Transmission of Infectious Disease

(2015) Rachael M. Jones et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Three Options for N95 Respirators and Medical Masks in Health Workers

(2013) C. Raina MacIntyre et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Facemasks and Hand Hygiene to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households

(2013) Benjamin J. Cowling et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Influenza Aerosols in UK Hospitals during the H1N1 (2009) Pandemic – The Risk of Aerosol Generation during Medical Procedures

(2013) Katy-Anne Thompson et al.   PLoS One

Influenza Virus Aerosols in Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, and Effect of Surgical Masks

(2013) Donald K. Milton et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Facing Ubiquitous Viruses: When Hand Washing Is Not Enough

(2012) W. J. Alonso et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Facemasks, Hand Hygiene, and Influenza among Young Adults: A Randomized Intervention Trial

(2012) Allison E. Aiello et al.   PLoS One

Aerosol Generating Procedures and Risk of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections to Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

(2012) Khai Tran et al.   PLoS One

A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers

(2011) Chandini Raina MacIntyre et al.   Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Surgical Mask vs N95 Respirator for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Workers

(2009) Mark Loeb et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION