SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing-the Role of Airborne Transmission.

Authors :: Goldberg L
Levinsky Y
Marcus N
Hoffer V
Gafner M
Hadas S
Kraus S
Mor M
Scheuerman O
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2021 Jan 27; Vol. 8 (3), pp. ofab036. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 27 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2021
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.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)

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