Masks and closed-loop ventilators prevent environmental contamination by COVID-19 patients in negative-pressure environments

Wen-Lin Su; Po-Pin Hung; Chih-Pei Lin; Li-Kuang Chen; Chou-Chin Lan; Mei-Chen Yang; Ming-Yieh Peng; You-Chen Chao

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Feb 2021)

Masks and closed-loop ventilators prevent environmental contamination by COVID-19 patients in negative-pressure environments

Wen-Lin Su,
Po-Pin Hung,
Chih-Pei Lin,
Li-Kuang Chen,
Chou-Chin Lan,
Mei-Chen Yang,
Ming-Yieh Peng,
You-Chen Chao

Affiliations

Wen-Lin Su: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
Po-Pin Hung: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
Chih-Pei Lin: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan
Li-Kuang Chen: School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
Chou-Chin Lan: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
Mei-Chen Yang: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
Ming-Yieh Peng: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan
You-Chen Chao: School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, 289 Jianguo Rd, Xindian Dist., New Taipei City, 23142, Taiwan, ROC. Fax: +886 2 66289009.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 54, no. 1
pp. 81 – 84

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Herein, we report that nosocomial infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be mitigated by using surgical masks and closed looped ventilation for both non-critical and critical patients. These preventive measures resulted in no viral contamination of surfaces in negative pressure environments.

Published in Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

ISSN: 1684-1182 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-microbiology-immunology-and-infection

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