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Open Forum Infect Dis . SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing-the Role of Airborn

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Open Forum Infect Dis


. 2021 Jan 27;8(3):ofab036.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab036. eCollection 2021 Mar.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing-the Role of Airborne Transmission


Lotem Goldberg[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yoel Levinsky[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Nufar Marcus[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Vered Hoffer[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Michal Gafner[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Shai Hadas[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Sraya Kraus[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Meirav Mor[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Oded Scheuerman[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly via respiratory droplets. A key question in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is whether SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted via the airborne route as well. We report for the first time SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial infections despite using surgical masks and physical distancing. This report may provide possible evidence for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; aerosol; airborne transmission; surgical masks.
 
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