SARS-CoV-2 and Health Care Worker Protection in Low-Risk Settings: a Review of Modes of Transmission and a Novel Airborne Model Involving Inhalable Particles

Author:

Zhang X. Sophie1234,Duchaine Caroline56ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of General Medicine, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Canada

2. CHSLD Bruchési and CHSLD Jean De La Lande, Montreal, Canada

3. GMF-U Faubourgs, Montreal, Canada

4. Centre de Recherche et d’Aide aux Narcomanes, Montreal, Canada

5. Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Bioinformatics, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada

6. Quebec Heart and Lung Institute—Université Laval (CRIUCPQ), Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been intense debate over SARS-CoV-2’s mode of transmission and appropriate personal protective equipment for health care workers in low-risk settings. The objective of this review is to identify and appraise the available evidence (clinical trials and laboratory studies on masks and respirators, epidemiological studies, and air sampling studies), clarify key concepts and necessary conditions for airborne transmission, and shed light on knowledge gaps in the field.

Funder

Canada Research Chairs

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Immunology and Microbiology,Epidemiology

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