| Literature DB >> 32371934 |
Nancy H L Leung1, Daniel K W Chu1, Eunice Y C Shiu1, Kwok-Hung Chan2, James J McDevitt3, Benien J P Hau1,4, Hui-Ling Yen1, Yuguo Li5, Dennis K M Ip1, J S Malik Peiris1, Wing-Hong Seto1,6, Gabriel M Leung1, Donald K Milton7, Benjamin J Cowling8.
Abstract
We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in aerosols, with a trend toward reduced detection of coronavirus RNA in respiratory droplets. Our results indicate that surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32371934 PMCID: PMC8238571 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0843-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Med ISSN: 1078-8956 Impact factor: 53.440