Article
SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination from hospitalised COVID-19 patients receiving aerosol generating procedures
2021-07-05
Abstract excerpt
<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) and high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) are considered ‘aerosol-generating procedures’ (AGPs) in the treatment of COVID-19. We aimed to measure air and surface environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 virus when CPAP and HFNO were used, compared with supplemental oxygen, to investigate the potential risks of viral transmission to healthca...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8b78a753-d26e-545b-a04d-a696fbfb3a95
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.07.04.21259945
