1. Aerosol transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus during resuscitation
- Author
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Yejin Kwon, Hojin Kim, Su Hyun Kim, Hyeri Seok, Choong Won Seo, Eun Byeol Wang, Ji Hoon Jeon, Hyeokjin Lee, Jaeyoung Moon, Wooyoung Choi, Dae Won Park, Sul A. Sung, and Won Suk Choi
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Microbiology (medical) ,Resuscitation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Epidemiology ,business.industry ,Airborne precautions ,respiratory system ,030501 epidemiology ,complex mixtures ,Aerosol ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,Transmission-based precautions ,Infectious Diseases ,Transmission (mechanics) ,Standard precautions ,law ,medicine ,0305 other medical science ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,Droplet Transmission ,Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus - Abstract
We investigated potential nosocomial aerosol transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) with droplet precautions. During aerosol generating procedures, SFTSV was be transmitted from person to person through aerosols. Thus, airborne precautions should be added to standard precautions to avoid direct contact and droplet transmission.
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- 2018