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Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospita...

Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospita...

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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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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

Publisher

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2023-08, Vol.44 (8), p.1321-1324

Language

English

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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

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 di...

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Full title

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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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2728147747

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2728147747

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ISSN

0899-823X

E-ISSN

1559-6834

DOI

10.1017/ice.2022.258

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