Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong

Shuk Ching Wong; Veronica Wing Man Chan; Lithia Lai Ha Yuen; Christine Ho Yan Auyeung; Jessica Oi Yan Leung; Chi Kuen Li; Monica Oi Tung Kwok; Simon Yung Chun So; Jonathan Hon Kwan Chen; Anthony Raymond Tam; Ivan Fan Ngai Hung; Kelvin Kai Wang To; Janice Yee Chi Lo; Kwok Yung Yuen; Vincent Chi Chung Cheng

doi:10.1017/ice.2022.258

Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong

Shuk Ching Wong, Veronica Wing Man Chan, Lithia Lai Ha Yuen, Christine Ho Yan Auyeung, Jessica Oi Yan Leung, Chi Kuen Li, Monica Oi Tung Kwok, Simon Yung Chun So, Jonathan Hon Kwan Chen, Anthony Raymond Tam, Ivan Fan Ngai Hung, Kelvin Kai Wang To, Janice Yee Chi Lo, Kwok Yung Yuen, Vincent Chi Chung Cheng

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Abstract

We obtained 24 air samples in 8 general wards temporarily converted into negative-pressure wards admitting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant BA.2.2 in Hong Kong. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 19 (79.2%) of 24 samples despite enhanced indoor air dilution. It is difficult to prevent airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1321-1324
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	44
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.258
Publication status	Published - Aug 24 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Wong, S. C., Chan, V. W. M., Yuen, L. L. H., Auyeung, C. H. Y., Leung, J. O. Y., Li, C. K., Kwok, M. O. T., So, S. Y. C., Chen, J. H. K., Tam, A. R., Hung, I. F. N., To, K. K. W., Lo, J. Y. C., Yuen, K. Y., & Cheng, V. C. C. (2023). Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 44(8), 1321-1324. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.258

Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong. / Wong, Shuk Ching; Chan, Veronica Wing Man; Yuen, Lithia Lai Ha et al.
In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 44, No. 8, 24.08.2023, p. 1321-1324.

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Wong, SC, Chan, VWM, Yuen, LLH, Auyeung, CHY, Leung, JOY, Li, CK, Kwok, MOT, So, SYC, Chen, JHK, Tam, AR, Hung, IFN, To, KKW, Lo, JYC, Yuen, KY & Cheng, VCC 2023, 'Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 1321-1324. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.258

Wong SC, Chan VWM, Yuen LLH, Auyeung CHY, Leung JOY, Li CK et al. Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Aug 24;44(8):1321-1324. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.258

Wong, Shuk Ching ; Chan, Veronica Wing Man ; Yuen, Lithia Lai Ha et al. / Air dispersal of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) : Implications for hospital infection control during the fifth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Hong Kong. In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 ; Vol. 44, No. 8. pp. 1321-1324.

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