NETEC Resource Library

Respiratory Pathogens and Airborne Transmission

What do healthcare workers need to know about respiratory pathogens? What amount of exposure can be anticipated when providing care for patients suspected or confirmed to have an airborne transmissible pathogens? Current research on these issues, as well as environmental contamination, can be found below.

Simulating Airborne Transmission

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Detection of infectious influenza virus in cough aerosols generated in a simulated patient examination room

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High humidity leads to loss of infectious influenza virus from simulated coughs

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A Cough Aerosol Simulator for the Study of Disease Transmission by Human Cough-Generated Aerosols

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Dispersion and exposure to a cough-generated aerosol in a simulated medical examination room

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Enhanced detection of infectious airborne influenza virus

PPE and Facemask Contamination Studies

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

Validation and Application of Models to Predict Facemask Influenza Contamination in Healthcare Settings

Validation and Application of Models to Predict Facemask Influenza Contamination in Healthcare Settings

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Coronavirus survival on healthcare personal protective equipment

Efficacy of Facemasks and Respirators

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Efficacy of face shields against cough aerosol droplets from a cough simulator

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The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT): a cluster-randomized comparison of respirator and medical mask effectiveness...

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How well do N95 respirators protect healthcare providers against aerosolized influenza virus?

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Evaluation of Minnesota and Illinois hospital respiratory protection programs and health care worker respirator use

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Availability, consistency and evidence-base of policies and guidelines on the use of mask and respirator...

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Issues Affecting Respirator Selection for Workers Exposed to Infectious Aerosols: Emphasis on Healthcare Settings

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Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review

Testing Places (Hospital Spaces and Exterior) for Airborne Particles

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Monitoring for airborne respiratory viruses in a general pediatric ward in Singapore

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Healthcare personnel exposure in an emergency department during influenza season

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Distribution of airborne influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus in an urgent care medical clinic

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Quantification of Influenza Virus RNA in Aerosols in Patient Rooms

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Exposure to influenza virus aerosols in the hospital setting: is routine patient care an aerosol generating procedure?

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Bioaerosol Sampling for Respiratory Viruses in Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit Network

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Measurement of airborne influenza virus in a hospital emergency department

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Different types of door-opening motions as contributing factors to containment failures in hospital isolation rooms

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Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and its inactivation with biocidal agents

Studies of Transmission and Risk of Transmission in Health Care Settings

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Risk Factors for SARS Transmission from Patients Requiring Intubation: A Multicentre Investigation in Toronto, Canada

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Severe Febrile Respiratory Illnesses As a Cause of Mass Critical Care

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Clinical management and infection control of SARS: lessons learned

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Clinical and epidemiological predictors of transmission in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Controlled Laboratory Studies

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Quantity and size distribution of cough-generated aerosol particles produced by influenza patients during and after illness

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Viable influenza A virus in airborne particles from human coughs

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Measurements of airborne influenza virus in aerosol particles from human coughs

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Viable influenza A virus in airborne particles expelled during coughs versus exhalations

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Effectiveness of cough etiquette maneuvers in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases